Turbo sarmaticus
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| Turbo sarmaticus | |
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| Shell of Turbo sarmaticus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| (unranked): | clade Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Subfamily: | Turbininae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Subgenus: | Sarmaticus |
| Species: | T. sarmaticus |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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Turbo sarmaticus, common name the South African turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1]
- Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Sarmaticus)
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 120 mm.
 Aperture of Turbo sarmaticus. |
 Shells of Turbo sarmaticus. |
Distribution
This marine species occurs off the south coast of South Africa.
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 2 October 2012.
- Trew, A., 1984. The Melvill-Tomlin Collection. Part 30. Trochacea. Handlists of the Molluscan Collections in the Department of Zoology, National Museum of Wales.
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
- Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592.
External links
- Branch, G.M. et al. (2002). Two Oceans. 5th impression. David Philip, Cate Town & Johannesburg
- Gastropods.com: Turbo (Sarmaticus) sarmaticus
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