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Family: Turbinidae Turban shells (See list of species below)

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51 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Adeuomphalus collinsi []	No picture found Angaria formosa []	Angaria nodosa []
No picture found Angaria sphaerula []	Astralium calcar [Spurred turban]	No picture found Astralium haemotragum []
No picture found Astralium lapillus []	No picture found Astralium provisorium []	Astralium rhodostomum [Rosemouth starshell]
No picture found Astralium saturnum []	No picture found Astrallum rhodostoma []	No picture found Bolma bartschi []
No picture found Bolma erectospinosa []	Bolma girgylla [Girgyllus star shell]	No picture found Bolma guttata []
No picture found Bolma henica []	No picture found Bolma microconcha []	No picture found Bolma minutiradiosa []
No picture found Bolma persica []	No picture found Bolma tamikoana []	No picture found Guildfordia aculeata []
No picture found Guildfordia superba []	No picture found Guildfordia tagaroae []	Guildfordia triumphans [Victorious turban]
Guildfordia yoka []	No picture found Leptothyra inepta []	No picture found Leptothyra nanina []
No picture found Liotina loculosa []	No picture found Liotina peronii []	Lunella cinerea [Smooth moon turban]
Lunella coronata [Coronate moon turban]	Turbo argyrostomus [Silvermouth turban]	No picture found Turbo aurantius []
Turbo bruneus [Brown Pacific turban]	Turbo chrysostomus [Goldmouth turban]	No picture found Turbo chrysostonus []
Turbo crassus [Crass turban]	No picture found Turbo fortispiralis []	No picture found Turbo heterocheilus []
No picture found Turbo intercostalis [Ribbed turban snail]	No picture found Turbo markusrufi []	Turbo marmoratus [Green turban]
No picture found Turbo parvulus []	Turbo petholatus [Tapestry turban]	Turbo radiatus [Rayed dwarf-turban]
No picture found Turbo reevei [Reeve's turban]	Turbo setosus [Rough turban]	No picture found Turbo sparverius []
No picture found Turbo stenogyrum []	No picture found Turbo tuberculosus [Turbo snail]	No picture found Turbo tursicus []

51 Species of Family Turbinidae
(Turban shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Adeuomphalus collinsi		Western Central Pacific
Angaria formosa		Western Central Philippin
Angaria nodosa		Western Pacific
Angaria sphaerula		Western Pacific.
Astralium calcar	Spurred turban	Indo-West Pacific	6 SHL
Astralium haemotragum		Western Pacific	2 ShH
Astralium lapillus		Western Central Pacific
Astralium provisorium		Western Central Pacific
Astralium rhodostomum	Rosemouth starshell	Western Pacific.
Astralium saturnum		Western Central Pacific
Astrallum rhodostoma		Western Central Pacific	5 H
Bolma bartschi		Western Central Pacific
Bolma erectospinosa		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH
Bolma girgylla	Girgyllus star shell	Western Pacific.	6 ShH
Bolma guttata		Western Pacific
Bolma henica		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH
Bolma microconcha		Western Central Pacific
Bolma minutiradiosa		Western Central Pacific
Bolma persica		Western Pacific	2.5 ShH
Bolma tamikoana		Western Central Pacific
Guildfordia aculeata		Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShD
Guildfordia superba		Western Central Pacific
Guildfordia tagaroae		Western Central Pacific
Guildfordia triumphans	Victorious turban	Western Pacific.	7 ShD
Guildfordia yoka		Western Pacific	4.5 ShD
Leptothyra inepta		Western Central Pacific
Leptothyra nanina		Western Central Pacific
Liotina loculosa		Western Central Pacific
Liotina peronii		Indo-West Pacific
Lunella cinerea	Smooth moon turban	Indo-West Pacific	4 SHL
Lunella coronata	Coronate moon turban	Indo-West Pacific	5.5 SHL
Turbo argyrostomus	Silvermouth turban	Indo-Pacific.	10 ShH
Turbo aurantius		Western Central Pacific
Turbo bruneus	Brown Pacific turban	Indo-West Pacific	6 ShH
Turbo chrysostomus	Goldmouth turban	Indo-West Pacific.	8 SHL
Turbo chrysostonus		Western Central Pacific	7 H
Turbo crassus	Crass turban	Western Central Pacific	8.5 SHL
Turbo fortispiralis		Western Central Pacific
Turbo heterocheilus		Western Central Pacific
Turbo intercostalis	Ribbed turban snail	Indo-West Pacific.
Turbo markusrufi		Western Central Pacific
Turbo marmoratus	Green turban	Indo-Pacific	22 SHL
Turbo parvulus		Western Central Pacific
Turbo petholatus	Tapestry turban	Indo-Pacific.	8.5 ShH
Turbo radiatus	Rayed dwarf-turban	Indo-West Pacific.
Turbo reevei	Reeve's turban	Western Pacific	5 ShH
Turbo setosus	Rough turban	Indo-Pacific.	8.5 SHL
Turbo sparverius		Western Central Pacific
Turbo stenogyrum		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH
Turbo tuberculosus	Turbo snail	Western Central Pacific
Turbo tursicus		Western Central Pacific

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