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Turbo
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Trochina
Superfamily:
Trochacea
Family:
Turbinidae
Subfamily:
Turbininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Turbo LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. petholatus
Images
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Fig. 172,3. *T. petholatus, Rec., Philippines; X0.7 (147)
Synonyms
Laeviturbo, Bothropoma, Amphiboliturbo, Neocollonia
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-E. Asia-IndoPac.-N.Am.-C.Am.-Austral.-Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Smooth to strongly sculptured, inner lip mostly widened or callused
References
Museum or Author Information
Classification
Phylum:
Mollusca
Class:
Gastropoda
Subclass:
Prosobranchia
Order:
Archaeogastropoda
Suborder:
Trochina
Superfamily:
Trochacea
Family:
Turbinidae
Subfamily:
Turbininae
Formal Genus Name and Reference:
Turbo LINNÉ, 1758
Type Species:
T. petholatus
Images
(Click to enlarge in a new window)
Fig. 172,3. *T. petholatus, Rec., Philippines; X0.7 (147)
Synonyms
Laeviturbo, Bothropoma, Amphiboliturbo, Neocollonia
Geographic Distribution
Eu.-E. Asia-IndoPac.-N.Am.-C.Am.-Austral.-Afr.
Age Range
Beginning Stage in Treatise Usage:
U.Cret.
Beginning International Stage:
Cenomanian
Fraction Up In Beginning Stage:
0
Beginning Date:
100.5
Ending Stage in Treatise Usage:
Rec.
Ending International Stage:
Meghalayan
Fraction Up In Ending Stage:
100
Ending Date:
0
Description
Smooth to strongly sculptured, inner lip mostly widened or callused