Turbo reevii
Species of sea snail
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Turbo reevii, Reeve's turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Turbinidae.[1][2]
| Turbo reevii | |
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| Several views of a shell of Turbo reevii | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Species: | T. reevii |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo reevii Philippi, 1847 | |
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Description
The length of the shell varies between 32 mm and 100 mm. The color pattern of the shell is deep or reddish brown, clouded and minutely flecked with white. The peristome is white. The columella contains a heavy callus. It differs from Turbo petholatus in the more obscure, marbled color pattern.[3]
Distribution
This marine species occurs in the Indian Ocean off the Mascarene Basin; off the Philippines, Indonesia, Japan and Vietnam; in the South China Sea.
