Turbo bruneus
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Turbo bruneus, common name the brown (Pacific) dwarf turban or the little burnt turbo, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.[1] These snails are called "turbo" because they can move quite quickly for a snail[dubious – discuss], using a muscular foot to glide along the ocean floor. They feed on algae and other small organisms that they scrape off rocks and other surfaces.
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Turbo |
Species: | T. bruneus |
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Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1791) | |
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Turbo bruneus snails are important members of their ecosystem because they help to control the population of algae and other small organisms, which can become overgrown and harm other marine life if left unchecked.