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Turbo (Dinassivica) imperialis

Gastropoda - Turbinidae

Taxonomy
Turbo imperialis was named by Gmelin (1791) [m. kosnik taxon no: 8790].

It was recombined as Turbo (Dinassivica) imperialis by Wilson (1993).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1791Turbo imperialis Gmelin
1848Turbo militaris Reeve
1987Turbo imperialis Short and Potter p. 14
1993Turbo (Dinassivica) imperialis Wilson p. 104

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Spiralia
superphylumLophotrochozoa
phylumMollusca
classGastropoda
RankNameAuthor
subclassVetigastropoda(Salvini-Plawen 1980)
superfamilyTrochoidea(Rafinesque 1815)
familyTurbinidaeRafinesque 1815
subfamilyTurbininaeRafinesque 1815
genusTurboLinnaeus 1758
subgenusDinassivicaIredale 1937
speciesimperialis(Gmelin 1791)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

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Invalid names: Turbo militaris Reeve 1848 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: aragonitec
Entire body: yesg
Adult width: 10 to < 100g
Adult height: 10 to < 100g
Thickness: intermediateg
Folds: noneg
Ribbing: minorg
Spines: minorg
Internal reinforcement: noneg
Locomotion: actively mobilef
Life habit: epifaunalf
Diet: grazerf
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2009-03-16 10:38:22
Modified: 2009-03-16 12:38:22
Source: g = genus, f = family, c = class
References: Abbott and Dance 1986, Hendy et al. 2009, Kiessling 2004
Collections
No collection or age range data are available