''Turbo scitulus'', common name the Galapagos 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.
[WoRMS (2012). ''Turbo scitulus'' (Dall, 1919). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534222 on 2012-09-01][Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.]
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
* Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus ''Turbo (Marmarostoma)''
Description
The length of the purple shell varies between 25 mm and 31 mm.
Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean in the subtidal and intertidal zone off the
Galapagos Islands.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of LifeWorld Register of Marine Species*
Darwin foundation .org: Galapagos species checklist
scitulus
Gastropods described in 1919
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