Turbo castanea

Turbo castanea
Turbo (Senectus) castanea
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Subfamily: Turbininae
Genus: Turbo
Subgenus: Senectus
Species: T. castanea
Binomial name
Turbo castanea
Gmelin, 1791
Synonyms[1]

Turbo granulata Röding, 1798
Turbo hippocastanum Lamarck, 1822
Turbo muricatus Usticke, 1959
Turbo versicolor Usticke, 1959
Turbo virens Anton, 1839

Turbo castanea, common names chestnut turban, Chestnut Turban Snail-Brown and Cat Eye Snail,[2] is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[3]

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Distribution

Distribution of Turbo castanea include: Aruba, Belize, Bonaire, Caribbean Sea, Cayman Islands, Colombia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curaçao, Gulf of Mexico, Hispaniola, Jamaica, Mexico, Panama, Puerto Rico, Venezuela.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 55 mm.[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 0 m.[4] Maximum recorded depth is 141 m.[4]

References

  1. ^ a b WoRMS (2010). Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528089 on 2010-12-25
  2. ^ "Chestnut Turban Snail-Brown". accessed 25 December 2010.
  3. ^ Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791.  Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528089 on 22 April 2010.
  4. ^ a b c Welch J. J. (2010). "The “Island Rule” and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.