Phorcus turbinatus

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Phorcus turbinatus
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Five views of a shell of Phorcus turbinatus
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Trochidae
Subfamily: Cantharidinae
Genus: Phorcus
Species:
P. turbinatus
Binomial name
Phorcus turbinatus
(Born, 1780) [1]
Synonyms [2]
  • Gibbula serpaNordsieck, 1982
  • Monodonta fragaroidesLamarck, 1822
  • Monodonta olivieriPayraudeau, 1826
  • Monodonta turbinata(Born, 1780)
  • Osilinus turbinatus(Born, 1778)
  • Osilinus turbinatus orientalisNordsieck, 1974
  • Trochocochlea turbinata(Born, 1778)
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. concavaMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. conspicuaMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. dilatataMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. elevataMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. interruptaPallary, 1912
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. lapillusMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. maximaMonterosato, 1889
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. pinguisMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. ponderosaMonterosato, 1888
  • Trochocochlea turbinata var. zebraBucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1885
  • Trochus fragaroidesLamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822
  • Trochus olivieriPayraudeau, B.-C., 1826
  • Trochus tessulatusBorn, 1778
  • Trochus turbinatusBorn, 1778 (original combination)
  • Trochus turbinatus var. elongataBucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
  • Trochus turbinatus var. globosaBucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
  • Trochus turbinatus var. majorBucquoy, Dautzenberg & Dollfus, 1884
  • Trochus zonatusJeffreys, 1856

Phorcus turbinatus, common name the turbinate monodont, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Trochidae, the top snails. [2] [3]

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Description

The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 43 mm. The very solid and thick, imperforate shell has a conical shape. It is whitish, tinged with gray, yellowish or greenish, tessellated with numerous spiral series of reddish, purple or chocolate sub-quadrangular blotches. The conoid spire is more or less elevated. The apex is eroded. The about 6 whorls are slightly convex, with impressed spiral lines between the series of blotches, the last generally descending anteriorly. The base of the shell is eroded in front of the aperture. The aperture is very oblique. The thick, smooth outer lip is beveled to an edge. It is pearly and iridescent within. The columella is flattened on the face, bluntly lobed within, pearly, backed by an opaque white layer. [4]

Distribution

This marine species occurs in the following locations: [2]

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References

  1. ↑ Born I. von, 1778: Index rerum naturalium Museum Caesarei Vindonbonensis pars 1, testacea; Kraus, Vienna pp. XLII + 458
  2. 1 2 3 Gofas, S. (2012). Phorcus turbinatus (Born, 1780). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=689179 on 2012-11-23
  3. ↑ Donald K.M., Preston J., Williams S.T., Reid D.R., Winter D., Alvarez R., Buge B., Hawkins S.J., Templado J. & Spencer H.G. 2012. Phylogenetic relationships elucidate colonization patterns in the intertidal grazers Osilinus Philippi, 1847 and Phorcus Risso, 1826 (Gastropoda: Trochidae) in the northeastern Atlantic Ocean and Mediterranean Sea. Molecular Phylogenetics and Evolution, 62(1): 35–45
  4. ↑ Tryon (1889), Manual of Conchology XI, Academy of Natural Sciences, Philadelphia (described as Monodonta turbinata)
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