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Turbo gruneri

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Turbo gruneri
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. gruneri
Binomial name
Turbo gruneri
Philippi, 1846
Synonyms[1]
  • Euninella circularis Reeve, 1848
  • Turbo circularis Reeve, 1848
  • Turbo (Carswellena) gruneri Philippi, 1846
  • Turbo (Euninella) circularis Reeve, L.A., 1848
  • Turbo (Euninella) gruneri Philippi, R.A., 1846

Turbo gruneri, common name the Gruner's turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1]

Description

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The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 45 mm. The orbicular, imperforate shell is conoid with an acute apex. It is of pale flesh-color, maculated with bright rufous. The convex whorls are spirally sculptured with granulose lirae. The aperture is circular. The wide columella is callous, slightly dilated and bounded outside by a spiral funicle.[2]

Distribution

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This marine species occurs in South and West Australia, and off Tasmania.

References

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  • Philippi R.A. 1846. Diagnoses testaceorum quorundam novorum. Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie, 1846(7): 97–106
  • Verco, J.C. 1908. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part IX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 338–361
  • Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
  • Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp
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  • "Turbo (Euninella) gruneri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.