''Turbo funiculosus'' is a
species of
sea snail
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, a
marine
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gastropod
The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda ().
This class comprises snails and slugs from saltwater, from freshwater, and from land. T ...
mollusk in the
family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
[Bouchet, P. (2012). ''Turbo funiculosus'' Kiener, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534213 on 2012-09-01]
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
* Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus ''Turbo (Callopoma)''
Description
The shell grows to a length of 60 mm. The solid, imperforate shell has an ovate-ventricose shape with a short, acute
spire. The five
whorl
A whorl ( or ) is an individual circle, oval, volution or equivalent in a whorled pattern, which consists of a spiral or multiple concentric objects (including circles, ovals and arcs).
Whorls in nature
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s are convex and spirally lirate. The sutures are canaliculate. The large
body whorl
The body whorl is part of the morphology of the shell in those gastropod mollusks that possess a coiled shell. The term is also sometimes used in a similar way to describe the shell of a cephalopod mollusk.
In gastropods
In gastropods, the b ...
contains an unequal line and one or two intermediate lirulae in the interstices. The ovate
aperture is silvery within. The
peristome is greenish, somewhat fluted. The
columella is dilated and produced at the base. The color pattern of the shell is chestnut-olive, maculated and tessellated with white.
G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Distribution
This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from Baja California peninsula to Peru.
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Life
World Register of Marine Species
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funiculosus
Gastropods described in 1848