Kingdom | ANIMALIA |
Phylum | MOLLUSCA |
Class | GASTROPODA |
Subclass | STEPTOPNEURA (PROSOBRANCHIA) |
Order | ORTHOGASTROPODA |
Suborder | VETIGASTROPODA |
SuperFamily | TROCHOIDEA |
Family | TURBINIDAE |
Subfamily | TURBININAE |
Genus | TURBO |
Species | Turbo argyrostoma turbinata |
Location | Asia |
Species | Turbo (Chlorostoma) argyrostoma |
Common name | Silver-mouth Turban |
Location | Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) bruneus |
Common name | Brown Pacific Turban |
Location | Indo-Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) brunneus |
Common name | Brown/Dwarf Turban |
Location | C Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) cailletii |
Common name | Filose Turban |
Location | SE Florida & Caribbean |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) canaliculatus |
Common name | Channeled Turban |
Location | SE Florida - Brazil |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) castanea |
Common name | Chestnut Turban |
Location | SE USA - Brazil |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) chrysostomus |
Common name | Gold-mouth Turban |
Location | Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Ocana) cidaris |
Common name | Crown Turban |
Location | False Bay - Port Alfred, (S Africa); Indonesia |
Species | Turbo cidaris (Taeniaturbo) natalensis |
Common name | Natal Turban |
Location | S Africa |
Species | Turbo (Lunella) cinerea |
Common name | Smooth Turban |
Location | Japan |
Species | Turbo (Lunella) cinereus |
Common name | Smooth Moon Turban |
Location | Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Carswellena) clathrus groenlandicus |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) cornutus |
Common name | Horned Turban/Spiny Top Shell |
Location |
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Species | Turbo (Lunella) coronata |
Common name | Coronate Moon Turban |
Location | Japan; Korea |
Species | Turbo (Lunella) coronata coreensis |
Location | NW Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Lunella) coronata granulata |
Common name | Granulated Moon Turban |
Location | Indian Ocean |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) crassus |
Common name | Crass/Thick Turban |
Location | Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Carswellena) denticulata |
Species | Turbo excellens |
Location | Japan |
Species | Turbo (Carswellena) exquisitus |
Location | S Queensland; New South Wales |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) filosus |
Common name | Threaded Turban |
Location | Tortugas - Guadeloupe |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) fluctuosus |
Common name | Wavy Turban |
Location | W Mexico - Peru |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) foliaceus |
Location | W Australia |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) gemmatus |
Location | C Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo gestroi |
Location | Egypt |
Species | Turbo granosus |
Common name | Southern Cat's Eye |
Location | New Zealand |
Species | Turbo (Euninella) gruneri |
Common name | Gruner's Turban |
Location | S Australia; Tasmania |
Species | Turbo gruveli |
Species | Turbo haynesi |
Location | W Australia - Queensland; New Caledonia |
Species | Turbo heisei |
Location | Brazil |
Species | Turbo (Dinassovica) imperialis |
Common name | Military Turban |
Location | S Queensland; New South Wales |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) intercostalis |
Common name | Ribbed/Beautiful Turban |
Location | W & SW Australia |
Species | Turbo (Turbo) japonicus |
Location | Indian Ocean |
Species | Turbo (Dinassovica) jourdani |
Common name | Jourdan's Turban |
Location | S Australia |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) lajonkairii |
Common name | Lajonkaire's Turban |
Location | E Indian Ocean |
Species | Turbo (Turbo) laminiferous |
Location | N Australia; Papua New Guinea |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) magnificus |
Common name | Magnificent Turban |
Location | S Ecuador - Chile |
Species | Turbo marmoratus |
Common name | Great Green Turban |
Location | Indo-Pacific, W of Fiji |
Note: largest of Turbo Genus. Up to 25cm in diameter, weighing more than 2kg. |
Species | Turbo mazatlanicus |
Location | Ecuador |
Species | Turbo militaris |
Location | Australia |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) necnivosus |
Location | W Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) parvulus |
Common name | Miniature Turban |
Location | W Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) perspeciosus |
Location | N Australia |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) petholatus |
Common name | Cat's Eye/Tapestry Turban |
Location | Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo ponsonbyi |
Location | S Africa |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) pulcher |
Location | W Australia |
Species | Turbo pustulatus |
Location | America |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus |
Location | C Indo-West Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) reevei |
Common name | Reeve's Turban |
Location | Philippines; Indonesia |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) rugosa |
Location | Mediterranean; Portugal; Azores; Canaries |
Species | Turbo sandwichensis |
Common name | Hawaiian Top |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) sarmaticus |
Common name | South African Turban |
Location | S Africa |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) saxosus |
Common name | Stony Turban |
Location | Nicaragua - Peru |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) setosus |
Common name | Rough Turban |
Location | C & SW Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Lunella) smaragdus |
Common name | Emerald moon Turban/Cat's Eye |
Location | New Zealand |
Species | Turbo (Taeniaturbo) sparverius |
Common name | Corded Turban |
Location | SW Pacific |
Species | Turbo (Turbo) speciosus |
Species | Turbo splendidulus |
Location | S.Africa |
Species | Turbo squamiger |
Location | W America |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) squamosus |
Common name | Squamose Turban |
Location | W Australia - Queensland; Papua New Guinea |
Species | Turbo (Marmarostoma) stenogyrus |
Location | SW Pacific; Japan - Indonesia |
Species | Turbo ticaonica |
Location | Australia |
Species | Turbo ticaonicus |
Location | Malaysia; Singapore |
Species | Turbo torguata |
Location | Australia |
Species | Turbo (Ninella) torquatus |
Location | New South Wales - W Australia |
Species | Turbo (Ninella) torquatus whitleyi |
Common name | Whitley's Turban |
Location | Australia |
Species | Turbo (Subninella) undulatus |
Common name | Lightning Moon Turban |
Location | S Australia |
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