''Turbo walteri'' 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.
Description
The length of the shell varies between 35 mm and 55 mm.
Distribution
This marine species occurs off
Northwest Australia
The North West, North West Coast, North Western Australia and North West Australia, are usually informal names for the northern regions of the State of Western Australia. However, some conceptions of "North West Australia" have included adjoi ...
.
References
* Kreipl K. & Dekker H. (2009) A new species of Turbo from Western Australia (Mollusca, Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Visaya 2(4): 11–15.
* Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2011) ''The family Turbinidae. Subfamily Turbinidae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (vol. I).'' In: G.T. Poppe & K. Groh (eds), A Conchological Iconography. Hackenheim: Conchbooks. pp. 69–72, pls 96-103
External links
*
walteri
Gastropods described in 2009
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Gastropods of Australia