Turbo scitulus

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Turbo scitulus
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. scitulus
Binomial name
Turbo scitulus
(Dall, 1919)
Synonyms[1]
  • Turbo agonistes Dall & Ochsner, 1928
  • Turbo (Marmarostoma) scitulus (Dall, W.H., 1919)

Turbo scitulus, common name the Galapagos turban, is a

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 (Marmarostoma)

Description

The length of the purple shell varies between 25 mm and 31 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean in the subtidal and intertidal zone off the

Galapagos Islands
.

References

  1. ^ a b c WoRMS (2012). Turbo scitulus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534222 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

  • To Encyclopedia of Life
  • To World Register of Marine Species
  • "Turbo (Marmarostoma) scitulus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
  • Darwin foundation .org: Galapagos species checklist