Turbo (mollusc)
Turbo is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs commonly known as turban snails, in the family Turbinidae.
The shells of species in this genus have a round aperture and a solid calcaerous operculum.
Turbo shells are a favorite choice of shells for Coenobita clypeatus, the Caribbean hermit crab or "purple pincher" as it is known in the pet trade.
Turbo cornutus, common name the "horned turban", is an expensive food item in Korea.
List of species within the genus Turbo
- Turbo cailletii P. Fischer and Bernardi, 1856
- Turbo canaliculatus Hermann, 1781 channeled turban
- Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791 chestnut turban
- Turbo chinensis
- Turbo cornutus (Lightfoot, 1786) horned turban
- Turbo fluctuosus Wood, 1828
- Turbo haraldi Robertson, 1957
- Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758 marbled turban
- Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758
- Turbo sandwicensis Pease, 1861
- Turbo smaragdus Gmelin, 1791 cat's eye
- Turbo sarmaticus
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