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Turbo Linnaeus, 1758

151576  (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:151576)

  1. Biota
  2. Animalia (Kingdom)
  3. Mollusca (Phylum)
  4. Gastropoda (Class)
  5. Vetigastropoda (Subclass)
  6. Trochida (Order)
  7. Trochoidea (Superfamily)
  8. Turbinidae (Family)
  9. Turbininae (Subfamily)
  10. Turbo (Genus)
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Genus
Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758 (type by subsequent designation)
Turbo (Carswellena) Iredale, 1931 · alternative representation
Turbo (Lunatica) Röding, 1798 · alternative representation
Turbo (Marmarostoma) Swainson, 1829 · alternative representation
Turbo (Sarmaticus) J. E. Gray, 1847 · alternative representation
Turbo (Turbo) Linnaeus, 1758 · alternative representation

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  1. Species Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758
  2. Species Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798)
  3. Species Turbo chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758
  4. Species Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791
  5. Species Turbo cornutus [Lightfoot], 1786
  6. Species Turbo histrio Reeve, 1848
  7. Species Turbo imperialis Gmelin, 1791
  8. Species Turbo intercostalis Menke, 1846
  9. Species Turbo japonicus Reeve, 1848
  10. Species Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849
  11. Species Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
  12. Species Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758
  13. Species Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791
  14. Species Turbo reevii R. A. Philippi, 1847
  15. Species Turbo sarmaticus Linnaeus, 1758
  16. Species Turbo setosus Gmelin, 1791
  17. Species Turbo elegans R. A. Philippi, 1846 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  18. Species Turbo margaritaceus Linnaeus, 1758 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
  19. Species Turbo regenfusii Deshayes, 1843 (uncertain > taxon inquirendum)
  20. Subgenus Turbo (Euninella) Cotton, 1939 accepted as Turbo (Carswellena) Iredale, 1931 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Turbo (Euninella) laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 represented as Turbo (Carswellena) laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 represented as Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849
  21. Subgenus Turbo (Lunella) Röding, 1798 accepted as Lunella Röding, 1798 (unaccepted > superseded rank)
    1. Species Turbo (Lunella) coronatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lunella coronata (Gmelin, 1791)
  22. Subgenus Turbo (Ocana) H. Adams, 1861 accepted as Turbo (Sarmaticus) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Turbo (Ocana) cidaris Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791
  23. Species Turbo arsinoensis Issel, 1869 accepted as Collonista arsinoensis (Issel, 1869) (original combination)
  24. Species Turbo brunneus (Röding, 1798) accepted as Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798) (misspelling)
  25. Species Turbo cernicus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 accepted as Turbo japonicus Reeve, 1848
  26. Species Turbo coronatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Lunella coronata (Gmelin, 1791) (original combination)
  27. Species Turbo eroopolitanus Issel, 1869 accepted as Circumcollonia eroopolitana (Issel, 1869) (unaccepted > superseded combination, original combination)
  28. Species Turbo natalensis Krauss, 1848 accepted as Turbo cidaris natalensis (Krauss, 1848) (original rank)
  29. Species Turbo phasianellus Deshayes, 1863 accepted as Calliotrochus marmoreus (Pease, 1861)
  30. Species Turbo punctatus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Echinolittorina punctata (Gmelin, 1791) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  31. Species Turbo pustulatus Brocchi, 1821 accepted as Yaronia pustulata (Brocchi, 1821) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
  32. Species Turbo reevei [sic] accepted as Turbo reevii R. A. Philippi, 1847 (unaccepted > misspelling - incorrect subsequent spelling)
  33. Species Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791
  34. Species Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 accepted as Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 (invalid: junior homonym of Turbo splendidulus O. G. Costa, 1829)
  35. Species Turbo ticaonicus Reeve, 1842 accepted as Turbo bruneus (Röding, 1798) (possible synonym)
  36. Subgenus Turbo (Carswellena) Iredale, 1931 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Species Turbo (Carswellena) laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 represented as Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849
  37. Subgenus Turbo (Lunatica) Röding, 1798 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
    1. Subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma) Swainson, 1829 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
      1. Species Turbo (Marmarostoma) argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758
      2. Species Turbo (Marmarostoma) chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Turbo chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758
    2. Subgenus Turbo (Sarmaticus) J. E. Gray, 1847 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
      1. Species Turbo (Sarmaticus) cidaris Gmelin, 1791 represented as Turbo cidaris Gmelin, 1791
    3. Subgenus Turbo (Turbo) Linnaeus, 1758 represented as Turbo Linnaeus, 1758
      1. Species Turbo (Turbo) reevii R. A. Philippi, 1847 represented as Turbo reevii R. A. Philippi, 1847
    marine, fresh
    masculine
    Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available
    MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbo Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2025) African Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151576 on 2026-04-20
    Odido, M.; Appeltans, W.; BelHassen, M.; Mussai, P.; Nsiangango, S.E.; Vandepitte, L.; Wambiji, N.; Zamouri, N. Jiddou, A.M. (Eds) (2026). African Register of Marine Species. Turbo Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/afremas/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=151576 on 2026-04-20
    Date
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    2005-04-06 17:26:17Z
    created
    Vanden Berghe, Edward
    2006-03-20 08:13:00Z
    changed
    Wambiji, Nina
    2010-10-05 00:15:48Z
    changed
    Rosenberg, Gary
    2011-10-09 20:32:12Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2017-06-06 16:51:52Z
    changed
    Bouchet, Philippe
    2019-02-05 10:21:33Z
    changed
    Herbert, David

    original description Linnaeus, C. (1758). Systema Naturae per regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. [The system of nature through the three kingdoms of nature, according to classes, orders, genera, species, with characters, differences, synonyms, places.]. <em>Impensis Direct. Laurentii Salvii. Holmiae [Stockholm].</em> 1(10) [iii], 824 p., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/726886, https://researcharchive.calacademy.org/research/ichthyology/catalog/getref.asp?id=2787 [details] Available for editors  PDF available

    original description (of Turbo (Euninella) Cotton, 1939) Cotton, B. C. (1939). Reports of the Expedition of the McCoy Society for Field Investigation and Research. Mollusca. Part 2: General. <em>Proceedings of the Royal Society of Victoria.</em> 51(1): 159-176 [stated date: 1938]., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/55064465
    page(s): 169 [details] 

    taxonomy source Williams S. (2008) The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus <i>Turbo</i>. <i>Vita Malacologica</i> 7: 1-13. [16 December 2008] [details] 
    		 
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    To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo) 
    To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo) 
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    To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Mollusca Collection (from synonym Turbo (Marmarostoma) Swainson, 1829)
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