Turbinella wheeleri

Author
Petuch, 1994

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Overall Geographic Range
Quintana Roo to Honduras
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • carnivore (includes scavengers)
  • soft substrate (muds, sands, clays)
References

  • Kaicher, S. D. 1989. Card Catalogue of World-wide Shells. Pack #55 - Turbinellidae Part I. S. D. Kaicher, St. Petersburg, Florida. cards [i–ii], 5578–5659, 5662–5685.

  • Petuch, E. J. 1994. Atlas of Florida Fossil Shells. Chicago Spectrum Press, Evanston, Illinois. xii + 394 pp.

  • Vokes, H. E., and E. H. Vokes. 1983. Distribution of shallow-water marine Mollusca, Yucatan Peninsula, Mexico. Middle American Research Institute Publication 54: viii + 183.

Endnotes

  • Turbinella wheeleri: Sometimes identified as T. scolymoides Dall, 1890, which Petuch (1994) considered to be an extinct fossil species.

Species Notes

None noted.

Source

Rosenberg, G., F. Moretzsohn, and E. F. García. 2009. Gastropoda (Mollusca) of the Gulf of Mexico, Pp. 579–699 in Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College Station, Texas.

GulfBase Citation

Harte Research Institute for Gulf of Mexico Studies. 2016. GulfBase: Resource Database for Gulf of Mexico Research, Education, and Management. Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi. World Wide Web electronic publication. http://www.gulfbase.org, 05-03-2024.

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