Turbo magnificus

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Turbo magnificus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo (gastropod)
Species: T. magnificus
Binomial name
Turbo magnificus
Jonas, 1844
Synonyms

Turbo (Taeniaturbo) magnificus Jonas, 1844

Turbo magnificus, common name the magnificent 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 (Taeniaturbo)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 30 mm and 70 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Ecuador tot Chile.

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 WoRMS (2012). Turbo magnificus Jonas, 1844. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534218 on 2012-09-01
  2. Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.

External links

External identifiers for Turbo magnificus
Encyclopedia of Life 4799232
WoRMS 534218


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