Turbo kenwilliamsi
| Turbo kenwilliamsi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Species: | T. kenwilliamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo kenwilliamsi | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Turbo kenwilliamsi, common name the beautiful turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]
Description
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The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
The shell is characterized by black spots spiraling around the shell. The shell is swollen with cream ridges. It is found at a depth of 0-12 meters.[3]
Distribution
[edit]This marine species occurs off Western Australia to North Australia.
References
[edit]- ↑ Williams S. (2008) The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13. (16 December 2008). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbo kenwilliamsi Williams, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579263 on 2012-09-01
- ↑ "Turbo kenwilliamsi". Reef Life Survey | Reef Species of the World. Retrieved 2026-04-02.
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
External links
[edit]- GenBank (11 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
- World Register of Marine Species
- "Turbo kenwilliamsi". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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