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Turbo heisei

{{Short description|Species of gastropod}}

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| taxon = Turbo heisei

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| authority = Prado, 1999Prado A. C. G. (1999). A new species of Turbo Linnaeus, 1958 (Gastropoda:Turbinidae) from Brazil.

Strombus. Strombus 5: 1-3. [http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/strombus/fillcookie.asp?file=005p1a3.pdf]

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| synonyms = Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei Prado, 1999

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Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.{{WRMS species|458204|Turbo heisei Prado, 1999||20 April 2010}}

Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Taeniaturbo)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.Cavallari D. C. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). Redescription and range extension of Turbo heisei (Gastropoda, Trochoidea), from the SW Atlantic. Strombus 23(1-2): 9–16. [http://www.conchasbrasil.org.br/strombus/fillcookie.asp?file=023p9a16.pdf]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.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|doi-access=free}}.

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.

References

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  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.

External links

  • {{Gastropods.com|key=5|id=11885|title=Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei|access-date=16 January 2019}}

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heisei

Category:Gastropods described in 1999

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