Turbo magnificus

Turbo magnificus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
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 to Chile.

References

  1. ^ a b 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.


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