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.

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:

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

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.

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