Turbo heterocheilus

Turbo heterocheilus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
(unranked): clade Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Subfamily: Turbininae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. heterocheilus
Binomial name
Turbo heterocheilus
Pilsbry, 1888
Synonyms
  • Turbo (Carswellena) heterocheilus Pilsbry, 1888
  • Turbo (Marmarostoma) heterocheilus Pilsbry, 1888

Turbo heterocheilus 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 (Marmarostoma)

Description

The length of the shell varies between 19 mm and 37 mm.

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Distribution

This marine species occurs off Thailand and the Philippines.

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References

  1. ^ Turbo heterocheilus Pilsbry, 1888.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 30 September 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.
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