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Turbo smithi

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Kingdom
  
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Trochoidea

Scientific name
  
Turbo fortispiralis

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Turbo smithi

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Turbo smithi, common name the miniature turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.

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Description

The size of the shell attains 24 mm. The imperforate shell has an ovate-conic shape. Its color pattern is yellowish brown, or yellow clouded with orange-brown. The elevated spire is acute. The five whorls are sloping above, convex, longitudinally irregularly striate, and spirally costate. The costae are rugose, irregular, slightly elevated, about four on the penultimate whorl, twelve on the body whorl. The aperture is circular. The peristome is simple. The columella is white.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off the Philippines.

References

Turbo smithi Wikipedia


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