Turbo mazatlanicus

Turbo mazatlanicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. mazatlanicus
Binomial name
Turbo mazatlanicus
Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932
Synonyms

Turbo (Chaenoturbo) mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

Turbo mazatlanicus 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 (Chaenoturbo).

Description

The length of the shell varies between 5 mm and 15 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean off Mazatlán, Mexico.

References

  1. ^ Turbo mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 1 October 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.
  • "Turbo (Chaenoturbo) mazatlanicus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.


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