Turbo heisei

Turbo heisei
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Genus:	Turbo
Species:	T. heisei
Binomial name
	Turbo heisei; Prado, 1999
Synonyms
	Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heiseiPrado, 1999

Last updated June 09, 2025

Turbo heisei is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Atlantic Ocean off Brazil.^[3]

Description

The maximum recorded shell length is 25 mm.^[4]

Habitat

Minimum recorded depth is 20 m.^[4] Maximum recorded depth is 97 m.^[4]

References

↑ Prado A. C. G. (1999). A new species of Turbo Linnaeus, 1958 (Gastropoda:Turbinidae) from Brazil. Strombus. Strombus 5: 1-3.
↑ Turbo heisei Prado, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.
↑ Cavallari D. C. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). Redescription and range extension of Turbo heisei (Gastropoda, Trochoidea), from the SW Atlantic. Strombus 23(1-2): 9–16.
1 2 3 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 .

Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.

External links

"Turbo (Taeniaturbo) heisei". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.

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[1] Prado A. C. G. (1999). A new species of Turbo Linnaeus, 1958 (Gastropoda:Turbinidae) from Brazil. Strombus. Strombus 5: 1-3.

[WoRMS-2] Turbo heisei Prado, 1999 . Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species on 20 April 2010.

[3] Cavallari D. C. & Simone L. R. L. (2016). Redescription and range extension of Turbo heisei (Gastropoda, Trochoidea), from the SW Atlantic. Strombus 23(1-2): 9–16.

[Welch_2010-4] 1 2 3 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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