Turbo heisei

Turbo heisei
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. heisei
Binomial name
Turbo heisei
Prado, 1999[1]
Synonyms

Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei Prado, 1999

Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2]

Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Taeniaturbo)

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.[3]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.[3] Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.[3]

References

  1. Prado (1999). Strombus 5 : 1-2. World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 20 April 2010.
  2. Turbo heisei Prado, 1999.  Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  3. 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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