Turbo granulatus
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| Turbo granulatus | |
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| Several views of a shell of Turbo granulatus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo (gastropod) |
| Species: | T. granulatus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo granulatus Gmelin, 1791 | |
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Turbo granulatus, common name the granulated moon turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:[1]
- Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Lunella)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 20mm and 40 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Taiwan and South Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 WoRMS (2012). Turbo granulatus Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534215 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 granulatus | |
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| Encyclopedia of Life | 4799296 |
| WoRMS | 534215 |
- To Encyclopedia of Life
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Lunella (Lunella) granulatus
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