Turbo jonathani

Turbo jonathani
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. jonathani
Binomial name
Turbo jonathani
Dekker, Moolenbeek & Dance, 1992
Synonyms
  • Turbo (Aspilaturbo) jonathani Dekker, Moolenbeek & Dance, 1992
  • Turbo (Turbo) jonathani Dekker, Moolenbeek & Dance, 1992

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 65 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Tanzania and Oman.

References


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