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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 species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

Notes

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Additional information regarding this species:[1]

  • Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma)

Description

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

Distribution

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

References

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