Turbo laetus

Turbo laetus
Drawing of a shell of Turbo laetus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. laetus
Binomial name
Turbo laetus
Philippi, 1849
Synonyms
  • Turbo (Carswellena) laetus Philippi, 1849
  • Turbo (Euninella) laetus Philippi, 1849
  • Turbo splendidulus G.B. Sowerby III, 1886
  • Turbo (Turbo) splendidulus Sowerby, G.B. III, 1886

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

Description

The length of the shell varies between 50 mm and 75 mm. The conoid, imperforate shell is spirally lirat. It is smooth, pale flesh colored, and painted with large radiating ferrugineous maculations. The lirae number about nine on the body whorl, alternately smaller, the third much elevated forming an angle. The lirae of the base of the shell are slightly elevated, white and black maculated. The columella is surrounded by an orange colored area. The aperture is subcircular and silvery within. [2]

Distribution

This marine species occurs from Southeast Africa, to Tanzania and the Gulf of Oman.

References

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