Turbo albofasciatus

Turbo albofasciatus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Clade: Vetigastropoda
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species: T. albofasciatus
Binomial name
Turbo albofasciatus
Bozzetti, 1994
Synonyms[1]

Turbo (Marmarostoma) albofasciatus Bozzetti, 1994

Turbo albofasciatus is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]

Some authors place this genus in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma).

Description

The size of the shell attains 18 mm.

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Somalia.

References


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