Gold-mouth Turban [Turbo chrysostomus]
Description
The Gold-mouth Turban is a sea snail with a solid and globose shell. It has a gold-colored aperture, hence its name. The Gold-mouth Turban inhabits coral reefs in the western Pacific Ocean.
Taxonomy
| Phylum |
Mollusks
Mollusca
|
|---|---|
| Class |
Gastropods
Gastropoda
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| Order |
Vetigastropoda
Vetigastropoda
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| Family |
Turbans and turban snails
Turbinidae
|
| Genus |
Turban Snails
Turbo
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