Turbo kenwilliamsi
| Turbo kenwilliamsi | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Clade: | Vetigastropoda |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea (superfamily) |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo (gastropod) |
| Species: | T. kenwilliamsi |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo kenwilliamsi Williams, 2008[1] | |
| Synonyms[2] | |
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Turbo kenwilliamsi, common name the beautiful turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia to North Australia.
References
- ↑ Williams S. (2008) The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13. (16 December 2008). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
- 1 2 Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbo kenwilliamsi Williams, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579263 on 2012-09-01
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
External links
| External identifiers for Turbo kenwilliamsi | |
|---|---|
| NCBI | 405998 |
| WoRMS | 579263 |
- To GenBank (11 nucleotides; 3 proteins)
- To World Register of Marine Species
- Gastropods.com: Turbo kenwilliamsi
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