Turbo (mollusc)

Turbo (mollusc)

Taxobox
name = Turbinidae


image_caption = "Turbo marmoratus"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Mollusca
classis = Gastropoda
subclassis = Prosobranchia
ordo = Archaeogastropoda
superfamilia = Trochacea
familia = Turbinidae
genus = "Turbo"
genus_authority = Linnaeus, 1758
subdivision_ranks = Species
subdivision = See text.

"Turbo" is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs commonly known as turban snails, in the family Turbinidae.

The shells of species in this genus have a round aperture and a solid calcaerous operculum.

"Turbo" shells are a favorite choice of shells for Coenobita clypeatus, the Caribbean hermit crab or "purple pincher" as it is known in the pet trade.

"Turbo cornutus", common name the "horned turban", is an expensive food item in Korea.

List of species within the genus "Turbo"

* "Turbo cailletii" P. Fischer and Bernardi, 1856
* "Turbo canaliculatus" Hermann, 1781 channeled turban
* "Turbo castanea" Gmelin, 1791 chestnut turban
* "Turbo chinensis"
* "Turbo cornutus" (Lightfoot, 1786) horned turban
* "Turbo fluctuosus" Wood, 1828
* "Turbo haraldi" Robertson, 1957
* "Turbo marmoratus" Linnaeus, 1758 marbled turban
* "Turbo petholatus" Linnaeus, 1758
* "Turbo sandwicensis" Pease, 1861
* "Turbo smaragdus" Gmelin, 1791 cat's eye
* "Turbo sarmaticus"


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