Turbo angelvaldesi

Turbo angelvaldesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. angelvaldesi
Binomial name
Turbo angelvaldesi
Ortea & Espinosa, 1996
Synonyms[1]

Turbo (Senectus) angelvaldesi Ortea & Espinosa, 1996

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Gulf of Mexico off Yucatan.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 45.6 mm.[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 43 m.[2] Maximum recorded depth is 43 m.[2]

References

  1. 1 2 Turbo angelvaldesi Ortea & Espinosa, 1996.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 28 September 2012.
  2. 1 2 3 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.


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