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Lunella coronata (Gmelin, 1791)
Lunella coronata, commonly known as crowned turban shell or coronate moon turban grows to a length of 5,5 cm. The shell with cup-like scales and regular rows of nodules. The colour of the shell is pale to greenish with purplish-brown markings. The operculum is smooth to faintly granular with pale green centre.The shell is subject to a wide variation.This species can be found in rocky pools and under stones.
The crowned turban shell feeds on alagae.
Synonyms:
Lunella coronata coronata
Turbo (Lunella) coronata
Turbo coronatus
Turbo creniferus
Turbo hemprichii
Turbo modestus
Turbo trochoides
Turbo viridana
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinidae (Family) > Turbininae (Subfamily) > Lunella (Genus) > Lunella coronata (Species)
Lunella coronata, commonly known as crowned turban shell or coronate moon turban grows to a length of 5,5 cm. The shell with cup-like scales and regular rows of nodules. The colour of the shell is pale to greenish with purplish-brown markings. The operculum is smooth to faintly granular with pale green centre.The shell is subject to a wide variation.This species can be found in rocky pools and under stones.
The crowned turban shell feeds on alagae.
Synonyms:
Lunella coronata coronata
Turbo (Lunella) coronata
Turbo coronatus
Turbo creniferus
Turbo hemprichii
Turbo modestus
Turbo trochoides
Turbo viridana
Biota > Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Vetigastropoda (Subclass) > Trochoidea (Superfamily) > Turbinidae (Family) > Turbininae (Subfamily) > Lunella (Genus) > Lunella coronata (Species)
