Turbo haraldi

Turbo haraldi is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1]

Turbo haraldi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. haraldi
Binomial name
Turbo haraldi
Robertson, 1957
Synonyms[1]
  • Halopsephus pulcher Rehder, 1943 (invalid name, junior secondary homonym of Turbo pulcher Reeve, 1842; Turbo haraldi is a replacement name)
  • Turbo (Halopsephus) haraldi Robertson, 1957
  • Turbo pulcher (Rehder, 1943)

Distribution

Distribution of Turbo haraldi include Belize, Caribbean Sea, Colombia, Lesser Antilles and Panama.[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 50 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 100 m.[2]

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References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference[1]

  1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbo haraldi Robertson, 1957. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413367 on 2011-03-17
  2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.
  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
  • 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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