| Turbinidae (Turban shells) |
| 22 cm SHL (male/unsexed) |
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benthic; marine; depth range 1 - 30 m |
| Indo-Pacific: from East Africa, to eastern Melanesia; north to southern Japan and south to northern Queensland and Fiji Islands. Successfully introduced in French Polynesia in the 1960s. |
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| Extensively used for food, shell jewelry, inlay, and button making. It is the most important commercial species of Turbinidae in the tropical Indo-West Pacific. Intensive fishing for the mother-of-pearl trade has drastically reduced many turban populations in recent years. In order to protect existing resources and to increase the possibilities of long-term exploitations, attempts of juvenile production, reintroduction, translocation, and commercial legislation are under way in the area (Ref. 349). Maximum depth from Ref. 75835. |
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Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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| harmless |
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