Turbinidae

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Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784)

Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784)

Astraea heliotropium (Martyn, 1784)

Astraea heliotropium is a marine gastropod species endemic to New Zealand, with a large, distinctively structured shell.

Megastraea undosa (W.Wood, 1828)

Megastraea undosa (W.Wood, 1828)

Megastraea undosa (W.Wood, 1828)

Megastraea undosa is a large turbinid sea snail found from California to central Baja California, living on shallow protected rocky shores.

Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Pomaulax gibberosus (Dillwyn, 1817)

Pomaulax gibberosus is a marine gastropod found in the Eastern Pacific with a distinctive cone-shaped reddish-brown shell.

Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758 is a sea snail species found across parts of the Indian and Pacific Oceans with characteristic patterned shells.

Turbo saxosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo saxosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo saxosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo saxosus W.Wood, 1828 is a variable marine snail found in the Pacific Ocean from Panama to Peru.

Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791 is a variable, abundant sea snail found in the western Atlantic from North Carolina to Brazil.

Turbo fluctuosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo fluctuosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo fluctuosus W.Wood, 1828

Turbo fluctuosus W.Wood, 1828 is a sea snail species with variable-shelled forms that ranges from Baja California to Peru and the Galapagos.

Turbo sandwicensis Pease, 1861

Turbo sandwicensis Pease, 1861

Turbo sandwicensis Pease, 1861

Turbo sandwicensis Pease 1861 is a sea snail species found off Hawaii in shallow coastal waters up to 18 m deep.

Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798)

Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798)

Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798)

Turbo bruneus is a marine snail species with brown glossy shells found across the Indo-Pacific region.

Turbo militaris Reeve, 1848

Turbo militaris Reeve, 1848

Turbo militaris Reeve, 1848

Turbo militaris is a variable marine gastropod found off eastern Australia, with distinct smooth and spiny shell morphs.

Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo sarmaticus is a marine sea snail with a distinctive layered shell, found abundant off South Africa’s south coast.

Turbo kenwilliamsi S.T.Williams, 2008

Turbo kenwilliamsi S.T.Williams, 2008

Turbo kenwilliamsi S.T.Williams, 2008

Turbo kenwilliamsi is a 2008-described marine snail found along Australia’s west to north coast, with shells 40–80 mm long.

Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758

Turbo argyrostomus is a sea snail species with a variable large shell, found in the Red Sea and tropical Indo-West Pacific.

Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791

Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791

Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791

Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791 is a species of sea snail with defined shell features, found in the Indian Ocean and off Angola and Indonesia.

Turbo sazae H.Fukuda, 2017

Turbo sazae H.Fukuda, 2017

Turbo sazae H.Fukuda, 2017

Turbo sazae is a edible species of turban sea snail found in Japan and South Korea, commonly eaten as a delicacy in Japan.

Turbo laminiferus Reeve, 1848

Turbo laminiferus Reeve, 1848

Turbo laminiferus Reeve, 1848

Turbo laminiferus Reeve, 1848 is a marine gastropod with a 20-50 mm shell, found off Australia and Papua New Guinea.

Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot), 1786

Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot), 1786

Lithopoma tectum (Lightfoot), 1786

Lithopoma tectum is a sea snail species found in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off Brazil, living at depths of 0 to 10 meters.

Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)

Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)

Lithopoma americanum (Gmelin, 1791)

Lithopoma americanum is a marine snail species found in the Caribbean, Gulf of Mexico, and off the Lesser Antilles.

Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lithopoma tuber (Linnaeus, 1758)

Lithopoma tuber is a marine sea snail with a solid turbinate-conic shell, found off Southeast Florida and the West Indies between 0 and 30 m deep.

Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)

Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)

Lithopoma phoebium (Röding, 1798)

Lithopoma phoebium is a tropical Western Atlantic marine snail with shells up to 76 mm long, found from 0 to 91 m depth.

Astralium latispina (R.A.Philippi, 1844)

Astralium latispina (R.A.Philippi, 1844)

Astralium latispina (R.A.Philippi, 1844)

Astralium latispina is a sea snail species with a characteristic spined shell, found in the Gulf of Mexico and Atlantic off Brazil.

Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845)

Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845)

Astralium tentoriiforme (Jonas, 1845)

Astralium tentoriiforme is a marine sea snail endemic to Australian waters between Queensland and New South Wales.

Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

This is a description of the shell, operculum, and distribution of the marine species Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767).

Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot), 1786

Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot), 1786

Cookia sulcata (Lightfoot), 1786

Cookia sulcata is a marine shelled species found off New Zealand, with shells 50–90 mm long in a distinct conic shape.

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