Turbo mazatlanicus

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| taxon = Turbo mazatlanicus

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| authority = Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

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| synonyms = Turbo (Chaenoturbo) mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932

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Turbo mazatlanicus is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.{{WRMS species|413382|Turbo mazatlanicus Pilsbry & Lowe, 1932||1 October 2012}}

  • 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.

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Distribution

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

References

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  • 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.