''Turbo histrio'' 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 ...
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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.
[WoRMS (2012). ''Turbo histrio'' Reeve, 1848. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534216 on 2012-09-01]
Description
The height of the shell attains 45 mm, its diameter 40 mm. The shell is somewhat globose, swollen, and imperforated. The
sutures of the
spire are excavately channelled and spirally ridged. These ridges are very finely laminiferous and squamate. The scales are strong and erect. The color of the shell is snowy-white, broadly rayed with orange-rust color. The interior is silvered.
G.W. Tryon (1888), Manual of Conchology X; Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia
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Distribution
This marine species was found in the Indian Ocean off the Amirante Islands
Notes
Additional information regarding this species:
References
External links
Encyclopedia of Life
World Register of Marine Species
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histrio
Gastropods described in 1848