Turbo sandwicensis
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| Turbo sandwicensis | |
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| Apertural view of a shell of Turbo sandwicensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo (gastropod) |
| Species: | T. sandwicensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo sandwicensis (Pease, 1861) | |
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Turbo sandwicensis, common name the Hawaiian top shell, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 15 mm and 45 mm.
Distribution
This psecies occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Hawaii.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbo sandwicensis (Pease, 1861). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=581914 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamily Turbinidae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (vol. I). In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. Pp. 69-72, pls 96-103.
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany
External links
| External identifiers for Turbo sandwicensis | |
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| WoRMS | 581914 |
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