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Gastropoda Name Turbinidae 

Turbo (Lunella) cinereus Born, 1778

Type of listing: Name in current use

Synonymy

   Turbo cinereus Born, 1778
   Lunella cinerea (Born, 1778)
   Turbo porphyrites Gmelin, 1791
   Turbo mespilus Gmelin, 1791
   Turbo versicolor Gmelin, 1791
   Unknown picta Röding, 1798
   Turbo lugubris Reeve, 1848
   Turbo porcatus Reeve, 1848

Common Name

Squat Turban p.97      Coleman, N. 1981.  
Polished Turban p.69 [as Turbo porphyrites]      Allan, J. 1950.  
Moon Turban p.98, pl.99A      Wilson, B 2002.  

Distribution

Indo-West Pacific; Exmouth Gulf, Western Australia to southern Queensland

  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West Pacific
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricCentral E coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGreat Barrier Reef
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricGulf of Carp.
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricN coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaQueensland
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaWestern Australia
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificRed Sea
     Dekker, H. & Orlin, Z. 2000. p.18 
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificIndo-MalaysiaPhilippines
     Springsteen, F.J. & Leobrera, F.M. 1986. p.42 
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNE coast
  ABRS RegionsAustralia200 m bathymetricNW coast
  ABRS RegionsAustraliaNorthern Territory
  OBIS RegionsTropical Indo-West PacificCentral and East Indian OceanEastern Indian OceanAndaman and Nicobar
     Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.96 

Keywords

depth: intertidal [
among rocks ]

References

 Subba Rao, N. V. 2003. p.96 General reference
 Wilson, B. 1993. p.107, pl. 12, fig. 9a-b General reference

Classification

  Animalia
    Mollusca
      Conchifera
        Visceroconcha
          Gastropoda
            Orthogastropoda
              Vetigastropoda
                Name Author, Year
                  Trochoidea
                    Turbinidae Rafinesque, 1815
                      Turbininae
                        Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
                          Turbo (Lunella) Röding, 1798
                            Turbo (Lunella) cinereus Born, 1778

Metadata

Taxon name record (intBiotaID=7171) created by Playpus Export Program on 2000-11-09. Record last updated by Peter Ulrik Middelfart on 2004-04-28.