''Turbo heisei'' is a species of

sea snail Sea snail is a common name for slow-moving marine gastropod molluscs, usually with visible external shells, such as whelk or abalone. They share the taxonomic class Gastropoda with slugs, which are distinguished from snails primarily by the ...

, a marine

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.Cavallari D. C. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). Redescription and range extension of ''Turbo heisei'' (Gastropoda, Trochoidea), from the SW Atlantic. '' Strombus'' 23(1-2): 9–16

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Description

The maximum recorded gastropod shell, shell length is 25 mm.Welch J. J. (2010). The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence. '' PLoS ONE'' 5(1): e8776. .

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m. Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.

References

* Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). ''A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo''. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.

External links

* heisei Gastropods described in 1999 {{Turbinidae-stub