Turbo funiculosus

Turbo funiculosus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1][2]

Turbo funiculosus
Drawing of a shell of Turbo funiculosus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. funiculosus
Binomial name
Turbo funiculosus
Kiener, 1848
Synonyms[1]
  • Turbo (Callopoma) funiculosus Kiener, 1848
  • Turbo depressum Carpenter, 1856

Notes

Additional information regarding this species:[1]

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

Description

The shell grows to a length of 60 mm. The solid, imperforate shell has an ovate-ventricose shape with a short, acute spire. The five whorls are convex and spirally lirate. The sutures are canaliculate. The large body whorl contains an unequal line and one or two intermediate lirulae in the interstices. The ovate aperture is silvery within. The peristome is greenish, somewhat fluted. The columella is dilated and produced at the base. The color pattern of the shell is chestnut-olive, maculated and tessellated with white.[3]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California peninsula to Peru.

References
  1. Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbo funiculosus Kiener, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534213 on 2012-09-01
  2. Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
  3. G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.