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Turbo marmoratus
Species of gastropod / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Turbo marmoratus, known as the green turban, the marbled turban or great green turban, is a large species of marine gastropod with a thick calcareous operculum in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
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Turbo marmoratus | |
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Two views of a shell of Turbo marmoratus. | |
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Mollusca |
Class: | Gastropoda |
Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
Order: | Trochida |
Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
Family: | Turbinidae |
Genus: | Turbo |
Species: | T. marmoratus |
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Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758 | |
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The shells of these large sea snails have a very thick layer of nacre; this species has been commercially fished as a source of mother of pearl.