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