Turbo heisei

Turbo heisei
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. heisei
Binomial name
Turbo heisei
Prado, 1999
Synonyms

Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei Prado, 1999

Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod 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.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.

Habitat

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

References

  1. ↑ Prado A. C. G. (1999). A new species of Turbo Linnaeus, 1958 (Gastropoda:Turbinidae) from Brazil. Strombus. Strombus 5: 1-3.
  2. ↑ Turbo heisei Prado, 1999. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
  3. ↑ 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.
  4. 1 2 3 Welch J. J. (2010). The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence. PLoS ONE 5(1): e8776. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0008776.