''Turbo lorenzi'' 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 ...
, a
marine
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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.
[MolluscaBase (2018). ''Turbo lorenzi'' Alf & Kreipl, 2015. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=877099 on 2018-12-28]
Description
Turbo lorenzi is a type of sea
snail with a large, robust shell that is typically white to cream in color, with faint brown or orange spiral bands. The apex of the shell is white, and the
operculum is white with tubercles all over it. Turbo lorenzi is similar to
Turbo radiatus
''Turbo radiatus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
Some authors place the name in the subgenus'' Turbo (Marmarostoma)''.
Description
The size of the shell varies between 35&nbs ...
, but has a few key differences, such as the operculum, apex, and size and shape of the shell.
The length of the shell attains 33.1 mm approximately.
Distribution
This species in the Indian ocean off
Mauritius.
References
* Alf & Kreipl, 2015) Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2015). A new species of the family Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815 from Saint Brandon, Western Indian Ocean (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Vetigastropoda, Turbinidae). Spixiana. 38(1): 3-10
Turbinidae
Gastropods described in 2015
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