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Turbo marmoratus - Indian Ocean - (4117)
(Product No.: 4117)
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Name:
Turbo marmoratus
Common name:
green turban, marbled turban, great green turban
Synonym:
Turbo cochlus, (Gmelin, 1791)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Turbinidae → Turbo → marmoratus → Turbo marmoratus → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Quality:
sanded and polished, mouth rim sanded down
Location:
Indian Ocean
Size of the specimen:
Length: 16,8 cm
Width: 16 cm
Height: 12,3 cm
Weight:
548 Gram
The large green turban snail is distributed from the east coast of Africa to Australia in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. It is the largest of its kind, but such large specimens are rarely caught. The heavy cases have a thick layer of mother-of-pearl and their large opercules were formerly sold as doorstops or paperweights.
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Pictures:
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This item is not subject to any protected status according to:
Washington Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species
EU Regulation 750/2013
Habitats Directive EU 2013/17
Birds Directive 2009/147
Amendment of the Federal Species Conservation Ordinance
Federal Nature Conservation Act
| HIERARCHY | OBJECT 1 |
|---|---|
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum | Mollusca |
| Class | Gastropoda |
| Order | Trochida |
| Family | Turbinidae |
| Subfamily | Turbininae |
| Genus | Turbo |
| Species | marmoratus |
| Binom | Turbo marmoratus |
| Author | Linnaeus, 1758 |
| Synonym | Turbo cochlus, (Gmelin, 1791) |
Research on other websites (External linking):
Species protection
www.wisia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search on the website "Wissenschaftliches Informationssystem zum Internationalen Artenschutz"
Taxonomy
www.sealifebase.ca 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "SeaLifeBase"
www.marinespecies.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for marine species on the website "World Register of Marine Species"
www.catalogueoflife.org 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Turbo marmoratus on the website "Catalogue of Life"
www.wikipedia.de 🔗 - Taxonomic search for Turbo marmoratus on the website "Wikipedia"
This product was added to our catalog on Thursday, October 6, 2022.