Turbo gruneri

Turbo gruneri
Turbo gruneri
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea (superfamily)
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo (gastropod)
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

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

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

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