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Family: Turbinidae Turban shells



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233 species (see list below)
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Adeuomphalus ammoniformis
[]
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Adeuomphalus collinsi
[]
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Adeuomphalus elegans
[]
No picture found
 
Adeuomphalus trochanter
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Adeuomphalus xerente
[]
No picture found
 
Angaria formosa
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific

Angaria nodosa(Reeve, 1843)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Angaria nodosa
[]
No picture found
 
Arene adusta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Arene bairdii
[Warty cyclostreme]
No picture found
 
Arene balboai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Arene brasiliana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Tropical to polar areas o
Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
Arene briareus(Dall, 1881)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene briareus
[Briar cyclostreme]
No picture found
 
Arene carinata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic. Tropic
Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
Arene cruentata(Mühlfeld, 1824)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene cruentata
[Star cyclostreme]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Arene ferruginosaMcLean, 1970

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene ferruginosa
[]
No picture found
 
Arene fricki
[]
No picture found
 
Arene lucasensis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
Arene miniata(Dall, 1889)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene miniata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Arene riisei
[]
No picture found
 
Arene stellata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
Arene tricarinata(Stearns, 1872)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene tricarinata
[Gem cyclostreme]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Arene variabilis
[Variable cyclostreme]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
Arene venusta(Woodring, 1928)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Arene venusta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Arene venustula
[Graceful cyclostreme]
No picture found
 
Astraea heliotropium
[Circular saw shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Astralium brevispina
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Astralium calcar(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Astralium calcar
[Spurred turban]
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Astralium confragosum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShH
 
Astralium haemotragum
[]
No picture found
 
Astralium lapillus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Astralium latispina
[]
No picture found
 
Astralium milloni
[]
No picture found
 
Astralium provisorium
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Astralium rhodostomum(Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Astralium rhodostomum
[Rosemouth starshell]
No picture found
 
Astralium saturnum
[]
No picture found
 
Astralium tentorium
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm H
 
Astrallum rhodostoma
[]
No picture found
 
Bellastraea aurea
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma bartschi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Bolma erectospinosa
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Bolma girgylla(Reeve, 1843)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bolma girgylla
[Girgyllus star shell]
No picture found
 
Bolma guttata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Bolma henica
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma kermadecensis
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma maestratii
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma microconcha
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma midwayensis
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma minutiradiosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Bolma persica
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma recens
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma rugosa
[Rough turbo]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Bolma sunderlandi
[]
No picture found
 
Bolma tamikoana
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Callogaza watsoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Cirsonella extrema
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Cirsonella kerguelenensis
[]
No picture found
 
Cookia sulcata
[Cooks turban shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Cyclostrema amabile
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema archeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cyclostrema cancellatum
[Cancellate cyclostreme]
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Cyclostrema carinatum
[]
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Cyclostrema charmophron
[]
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Cyclostrema cookeanum
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema crassiolatum
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema dunkeri
[]
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Cyclostrema eumares
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema exiguum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm SHW
 
Cyclostrema filipino
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Cyclostrema huesonicum
[Key West cyclostreme]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema japonicum
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema ocrinium
[]
No picture found
 
Cyclostrema ponsonbyi
[]
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Cyclostrema prominulum
[]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Cyclostrema schrammii
[]
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Cyclostrema supremum
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Cyclostrema tortuganum
[Tortugas cyclostreme]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Didianema pauli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Eulithidium adamsi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Eulithidium affine
[Checkered pheasant]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Eulithidium bellum
[Shouldered pheasant]
No picture found
 
Eulithidium comptum
[Banded pheasant]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Eulithidium pterocladicum
[Rhodophyte pheasant]
No picture found
 
Eulithidium pulloide
[Sullied pheasant]
No picture found
 
Eulithidium rubrilineatum
[Red-line pheasant]
No picture found
 
Eulithidium substriatum
[Low-line pheasant]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Eulithidium tessellatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Eulithidium thalassicola
[Turtlegrass pheasant]
No picture found
 
Gabrielona nepeanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Gabrielona roni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Gabrielona sulcifera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Gaza compta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Gaza olivacea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Granigyra limata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Granigyra oblatogyra
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Granigyra radiata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Granigyra spinulosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm ShD
 
Guildfordia aculeata
[]
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Guildfordia superba
[]
No picture found
 
Guildfordia tagaroae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm ShD
Guildfordia triumphans(Philippi, 1841)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Guildfordia triumphans
[Victorious turban]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShD
Guildfordia yokaJousseaume, 1888

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Guildfordia yoka
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Haplocochlias cubensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Haplocochlias moolenbeeki
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Haplocochlias nunezi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Haplocochlias ortizi
[]
No picture found
 
Haplocochlias risoneideneryae
[]
No picture found
 
Haplocochlias williami
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm SHH
 
Leptothyra benthicola
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific

Leptothyra candida(Pease, 1861)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Leptothyra candida
[]
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Leptothyra inepta
[]
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Leptothyra kermadecensis
[]
No picture found
 
Leptothyra nanina
[]
No picture found
 
Leptothyra rubricincta
[]
No picture found
 
Liotia cancellata
[]
No picture found
 
Liotia fenestrata
[California cyclostreme]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Liotia microgrammata
[]
No picture found
 
Liotina loculosa
[]
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Liotina peronii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lissospira abyssicola
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lissospira bushae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira conica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira convexa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira dalli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira depressa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira rarinota
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissospira striata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lissospira valvata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lissotesta impervia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lissotesta liratula
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lissotesta major
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissotesta notalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lissotesta unifilosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm NG
 
Lithopoma americanum
[American star snail]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Lithopoma aspinosum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 10 cm DL
Lithopoma caelatum(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lithopoma caelatum
[Carved starsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.5 cm SHD
 
Lithopoma gibberosa
[Red turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.6 cm DL
 
Lithopoma phoebium
[Longspine starsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Lithopoma tectum
[West Indian starsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Lithopoma tuber
[Green starsnail]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lodderena bunnelli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lodderena janetmayae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lodderena ornata
[Ornate lodderena]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Lodderena pulchella
[]
No picture found
 
Lodderena striata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Lodderia coatsiana
[]
No picture found
 
Lodderia novemcarinata
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Lunella cinerea(Born, 1778)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Lunella cinerea
[Smooth moon turban]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm SHL
Lunella coronata(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lunella coronata
[Coronate moon turban]
No picture found
 
Lunella granulata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southwest Pacific

Lunella smaragda(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Lunella smaragda
[Cat's eye shell]
No picture found
 
Lunella torquata
[]
No picture found
 
Lunella undulata
[]
No picture found
 
Macrarene cookeana
[]
No picture found
 
Macrarene farallonensis
[Farallon cyclostreme]
No picture found
 
Margarita bicarinata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Margarita magellanica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Margarites atlantoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Margarites bairdii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Margarites biconicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Margarites coarctatus
[]
No picture found
 
Margarites dilectus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Margarites dnopherus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Margarites euspira
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Margarites imperialis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Margarites kophameli
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Margarites malouinus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Margarites miona
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Margarites mirabilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Margarites ornatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Margarites sigaretinus
[]
No picture found
 
Megastraea turbanica
[Rockpile turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm SHD
 
Megastraea undosa
[Wavy turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Moelleria costulata
[Ribbed moelleria]
No picture found
 
Moelleria drusiana
[]
No picture found
 
Moelleria quadrae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Moelleriopsis abyssicola
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Moelleriopsis sincera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Moelleriopsis valvatoides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Moelleriopsis vemae
[]
No picture found
 
Moelleriopsis watsoni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Palazzia pankakare
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Parviturbo granulum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Parviturbo tuberculosus
[]
No picture found
 
Pomaulax gibberosus
[]
No picture found
 
Pomaulax spiratus
[Spirate turban]
No picture found
 
Prisogaster niger
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Retigyra millipunctata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Skenea ferruginea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Skenea peterseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Skenea proxima
[]
No picture found
 
Spiromoelleria kachemakensis
[]
No picture found
 
Spiromoelleria quadrae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Tharsiella globosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Trenchia argentinae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Tropidomarga biangulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
 
Turbo angelvaldesi
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm ShH
Turbo argyrostomusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Turbo argyrostomus
[Silvermouth turban]
No picture found
 
Turbo aurantius
[]

Modi, Shuanak

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Turbo bruneus(Röding, 1798)

Photo by Modi, Shuanak
 
Turbo bruneus
[Brown Pacific turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Turbo cailletii
[Filose turban]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 9.8 cm DL
Turbo canaliculatusHermann, 1781

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turbo canaliculatus
[Channelled turban]

FAO

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 5 cm DL
Turbo castaneaGmelin, 1791

Photo by FAO
 
Turbo castanea
[Chestnut turban]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Turbo chrysostomusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Turbo chrysostomus
[Goldmouth turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm H
 
Turbo chrysostonus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northwest Pacific.
Max. Length 11.2 cm SHL
Turbo cornutusLightfoot, 1786

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turbo cornutus
[Horned turban]

FAO

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 8.5 cm SHL
Turbo crassusWood, 1828

Photo by FAO
 
Turbo crassus
[Crass turban]
No picture found
 
Turbo fluctuosus
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo fortispiralis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Turbo haraldi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Turbo heisei
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo heterocheilus
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo intercostalis
[Ribbed turban snail]
No picture found
 
Turbo jonathani
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo jourdani
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo kenwilliamsi
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo markusrufi
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 22 cm SHL
Turbo marmoratusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by FAO
 
Turbo marmoratus
[Green turban]
No picture found
 
Turbo militaris
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo parvulus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8.5 cm ShH
Turbo petholatusLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Turbo petholatus
[Tapestry turban]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Turbo radiatusGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Turbo radiatus
[Rayed dwarf-turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm ShH
 
Turbo reevei
[Reeve's turban]
No picture found
 
Turbo sandwicensis
[Hawaiian turban]
No picture found

Max. Length 12 cm SHL
 
Turbo sarmaticus
[Giant periwrinkle]
No picture found
 
Turbo saxosus
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8.5 cm SHL
Turbo setosusGmelin, 1791

Photo by FAO
 
Turbo setosus
[Rough turban]
No picture found
 
Turbo sparverius
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo squamiger
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShH
 
Turbo stenogyrum
[]
No picture found
 
Turbo tuberculosus
[Turbo snail]
No picture found
 
Turbo tursicus
[]
No picture found
 
Uvanilla buschii
[Philippi's star shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Xyloskenea naticiformis
[]


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