Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Superfamily Trochoidea Scientific name Turbo gruneri | Phylum Mollusca Clade Vetigastropoda Family Turbinidae Rank Species | |
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Similar Turbo cidaris, Turbo, Turbo cailletii | ||
Turbo gruneri, common name the Gruner's turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 45 mm. The orbicular, imperforate shell is conoid with an acute apex. It is of pale flesh-color, maculated with bright rufous. The convex whorls are spirally sculptured with granulose lirae. The aperture is circular. The wide columella is callous, slightly dilated and bounded outside by a spiral funicle.
Distribution
This marine species occurs in South and West Australia, and off Tasmania.
References
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