Turbo scitulus
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| taxon = Turbo scitulus
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| authority = (Dall, 1919)
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- Turbo agonistes Dall & Ochsner, 1928
- Turbo (Marmarostoma) scitulus (Dall, W.H., 1919)
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Turbo scitulus, common name the Galapagos turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.WoRMS (2012). Turbo scitulus (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534222 on 2012-09-01Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
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Description
The length of the purple shell varies between 25 mm and 31 mm.
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean in the subtidal and intertidal zone off the Galapagos Islands.
References
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External links
- [http://www.eol.org/pages/19660391 Encyclopedia of Life]
- [http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534222 World Register of Marine Species]
- {{Gastropods.com|key=1|id=47921|title=Turbo (Marmarostoma) scitulus|access-date=16 January 2019}}
- [http://www.darwinfoundation.org/datazone/checklists/8648/ Darwin foundation .org: Galapagos species checklist]
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Category:Gastropods described in 1919
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