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Turbo bozzettiana

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Turbo bozzettiana
Shell of Turbo bozzettiana (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Turbo
Species:
T. bozzettiana
Binomial name
Turbo bozzettiana
Bozzetti, 2011[1]
Synonyms[2]

Turbo (Marmarostoma) bozzettiana Bozzetti, 2011

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

Description

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The size of the shell varies between 15 mm and 18 mm.

Distribution

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This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern Somalia.

References

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  • Bozzetti L. (2011) Turbo bozzettiana (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Turbinidae) nuova specie dalla Somalia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 73: 15-16
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