Turbo haraldi

Turbo haraldi
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Genus:	Turbo
Species:	T. haraldi
Binomial name
Turbo haraldi Robertson, 1957
Synonyms [1]
Halopsephus pulcherRehder, 1943 (invalid name, junior secondary homonym of Turbo pulcherReeve, 1842; Turbo haraldi is a replacement name) Turbo (Halopsephus) haraldiRobertson, 1957 Turbo pulcher(Rehder, 1943)

Turbo haraldi is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae. ^[1]

Distribution

Distribution of Turbo haraldi include Belize, Caribbean Sea, Colombia, Lesser Antilles and Panama. ^[1]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm. ^[2]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 50 m. ^[2] Maximum recorded depth is 100 m. ^[2]

References

This article incorporates CC-BY-SA-3.0 text from the reference ^[1]

1. Bouchet, P. (2010). Turbo haraldi Robertson, 1957. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413367 on 2011-03-17
2. Welch J. J. (2010). "The "Island Rule" and Deep-Sea Gastropods: Re-Examining the Evidence". PLOS One 5(1): e8776. doi : 10.1371/journal.pone.0008776 .

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