Turbo excellens
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| Turbo excellens | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo (gastropod) |
| Species: | T. excellens |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo excellens G.B. Sowerby III, 1914 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turbo excellens is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Japan.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 10 mm and 22 mm.
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Callopoma)
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WoRMS (2012). Turbo excellens G.B. Sowerby III, 1914. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534212 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
External links
| External identifiers for Turbo excellens | |
|---|---|
| Encyclopedia of Life | 4799299 |
| WoRMS | 534212 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Turbo (Callopoma) excellens
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