Turbo canaliculatus

Turbo canaliculatus, common name the channeled turban, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]

Turbo canaliculatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. canaliculatus
Binomial name
Turbo canaliculatus
Hermann, 1781
Synonyms
  • Turbo cailletii auct. non Fischer & Bernardi, 1875
  • Turbo canaliculatus f. spengleriana Gmelin, 1791
  • Turbo spengleri Schumacher, 1817
  • Turbo spenglerianus Gmelin, 1791
  • Turbo (Taeniaturbo) canaliculatus Hermann, J., 1781

Distribution

The distribution of Turbo canaliculatus includes the Caribbean Sea, Cuba, the Gulf of Mexico, Jamaica, the Lesser Antilles, Mexico and Puerto Rico.;[1] in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 98 mm.[2]

The sutures show a deep, smooth channel. The body whorl contains 16-18 strong, spiral cords. The glossy shell has a narrow umbilicus and a white aperture. The operculum is pale brown on the inside and white and convex on the outside.

Habitat

The minimum recorded depth is 2 m.[2] The maximum recorded depth is 300 m.[2]

See also
  • Turbo canaliculatus Gmelin, 1791 (note that this name has a different authority) is a synonym of Turbo argyrostomus argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758.[3]

References
  1. WoRMS (2010). Turbo canaliculatus Hermann, 1781. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=528088 on 2011-03-17
  2. 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.
  3. WoRMS (2010). Turbo argyrostomus argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=534229 on 2011-03-17
  • Hermann, J. 1781. Erster Brief über einiger Conchylien an den Herausgeber. Der Naturforscher 16: 50-56, pl. 2
  • Gmelin, J. F. 1791. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae. Editio decima tertia. Systema Naturae, 13th ed., vol. 1(6): 3021-3910. Lipsiae
  • Schumacher, C. F. 1817. Essai d'un Nouveau Système des Habitations des Vers Testacés. [iv] + 287 pp., 22 pls. Schultz: Copenhague.
  • Turgeon, D.D., et al. 1998. Common and scientific names of aquatic invertebrates of the United States and Canada. American Fisheries Society Special Publication 26 page(s): 60
  • Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
  • Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592.
  • Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.
  • "Turbo (Taeniaturbo) canaliculatus". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
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