''Turbo kenwilliamsi'', common name the beautiful turban, is a
species of
sea snail
Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Turbo kenwilliamsi'' Williams, 2008. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=579263 on 2012-09-01]
Description
The length of the shell varies between 40 mm and 80 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off Western Australia to North Australia.
References
* Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). ''A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo.'' Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
External links
GenBank (11 nucleotides; 3 proteins)World Register of Marine Species*
kenwilliamsi
Gastropods of Australia
Gastropods described in 2008
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