Turbo bozzettiana

Turbo bozzettiana
Shell of Turbo bozzettiana (holotype at MNHN, Paris)
Scientific 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

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

Distribution

This species occurs in the Indian Ocean off Southern Somalia.

References

1. Bozzetti L. (2011) Turbo bozzettiana (Gastropoda: Prosobranchia: Turbinidae) nuova specie dalla Somalia. Malacologia Mostra Mondiale 73: 15-16. (November 2011). World Register of Marine Species, Retrieved 2012-09-01.
2. Bouchet, P. (2012). Turbo bozzettiana Bozzetti, 2011. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=591080 on 2012-09-01

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

External links

• World Register of Marine Species