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Turbo sandwicensis (6434968025)

Image of Turbo sandwicensis (Pease 1861)

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Description: Hawaiian turban (Fossil) Turbinidae (Turban family) Endemic to the Hawaiian Islands Common to fairly common live; good specimens are uncommon as fossils, as usually the spire is broken off. Kalaeloa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA Specimens found in the early 1990's The specimen on the right has an intact operculum (rare in fossils), sometimes called "Cat's eye". Date: 30 November 2011, 15:37. Source: Turbo sandwicensis Uploaded by Tim1357. Author: David Eickhoff from Pearl City, Hawaii, USA. Camera location21° 18′ 28.54″ N, 158° 06′ 49.49″ W View all coordinates using: OpenStreetMap 21.307927; -158.113746.

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