Turbo mazatlanicus
Turbo mazatlanicus | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Turbo |
Species: | T. mazatlanicus |
Binomial name | |
Turbo mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 | |
Synonyms | |
Turbo (Chaenoturbo) mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932 |
Turbo mazatlanicus is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1]
- Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Chaenoturbo).
Description
[edit]The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.
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Distribution
[edit]This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mazatlán, Mexico.
References
[edit]- ^ Turbo mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 October 2012.
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
- Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592.
External links
[edit]- "Turbo (Chaenoturbo) mazatlanicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.