John Turnbull, Marine Explorer, Australien
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Lunella torquata (Gmelin, 1791)
Lunella torquata is a shell snail from the Turbinidae family, the so-called turban snails. Turban snails have spherical or circular, usually thick-walled shells.
The inside is covered with mother-of-pearl, the operculum is horny.
They are usually found in warm waters near coral reefs.
It is a very industrious algae eater, but is mostly nocturnal, during the day it usually seeks a rather shaded corner and moves very little.
Synonyms:
Lunella (Ninella) torquata (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
Turbo heteroclitus Kiener, 1847
Turbo lamellosus Broderip, 1831
Turbo stamineus Martyn, 1784 (non-binominal)
Turbo torquatus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Turbo torquatus f. whitleyi Iredale, 1949
Lunella torquata is a shell snail from the Turbinidae family, the so-called turban snails. Turban snails have spherical or circular, usually thick-walled shells.
The inside is covered with mother-of-pearl, the operculum is horny.
They are usually found in warm waters near coral reefs.
It is a very industrious algae eater, but is mostly nocturnal, during the day it usually seeks a rather shaded corner and moves very little.
Synonyms:
Lunella (Ninella) torquata (Gmelin, 1791)· accepted, alternate representation
Turbo heteroclitus Kiener, 1847
Turbo lamellosus Broderip, 1831
Turbo stamineus Martyn, 1784 (non-binominal)
Turbo torquatus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
Turbo torquatus f. whitleyi Iredale, 1949
![Lunella torquata 1, Sydney Or Heavy Turban Shell (Lunella torquata [syn Turbo torquatus]) in a rockpool at One Tree Point (Minnie Waters) on the north coast of NSW Australia. 2013](http://www.meerwasser-lexikon.de/imgThumb/55350_5a9856523c7d3.jpg "Lunella torquata 1, Sydney Or Heavy Turban Shell (Lunella torquata [syn Turbo torquatus]) in a rockpool at One Tree Point (Minnie Waters) on the north coast of NSW Australia. 2013")
