Turbo markusrufi
Turbo (Marmarostoma) markusrufi is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1]
| Turbo markusrufi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Species: | T. markusrufi |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo markusrufi Kreipl & Alf, 2003 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turbo (Marmarostoma) markusrufi Kreipl & Alf, 2003 | |
Description
The shell grows to a length of 35 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs at subtidal depths off the Philippines and in the Western Pacific off Palau.
References
- Turbo markusrufi Kreipl & Alf, 2003. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 22 April 2010.
- Kreipl K. & Alf A. (2003) Two new species of Turbo (Marmarostoma) (Mollusca – Gastropoda – Turbinidae). Gloria Maris 42 (2-3): 37-46
- Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) The family Turbinidae. Subfamily Turbinidae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (vol. I). In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 69–72, pls 96–103.
- Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592
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