Turbo heisei
| Turbo heisei | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo (gastropod) |
| Species: | T. heisei |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo heisei Prado, 1999[1] | |
| Synonyms | |
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Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei Prado, 1999 | |
Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]
Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Taeniaturbo)
Distribution
This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil
Description
The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[3]
Habitat
Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.[3]
References
- ↑ Prado (1999). Strombus 5 : 1-2. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
- ↑ Turbo heisei Prado, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
- 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
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