Turbo castanea

Author
Gmelin, 1791
Common Names
  • Chestnut Turban
  • Chestnut Turban Snail-brown
  • Cat Eye Snail

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Min Depth
0 meters
Max Depth
141 meters
Overall Geographic Range
North Carolina to Brazil
Habitat-Biology
  • benthic
  • herbivore
  • hard substrate
  • seagrass
  • sand
  • algae
Microhabitat
  • sand
References

  • Calkins, W. W. 1878. Catalogue of the marine shells of Florida, with notes and descriptions of several new species. Proceedings of the Davenport Academy of Natural Sciences 2: 323–252, 357 (errata).

  • Fernández Milera, J. 1998. Joyas de Cuba. Editorial Oriente, Santiago de Cuba. 222 + [ix] pp.

  • García, E. F., and H. G. Lee. 2002. Report on molluscan species found in the offshore waters of Louisiana, including many extensions of known range and unnamed species. American Conchologist 30(4): 10–13.

  • Gundersen, R. W. 1998. The Seashells of Sanibel and Captiva Islands. Author, Kenosha, Wisconsin. 32 pp.

  • Lipka, D. A. 1974. Mollusks. Pp. 141–196 in T. J. Bright and L. H. Pequegnat, eds. Biota of the West Flower Garden Bank. Gulf Publishing Company, Houston, Texas.

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, 05-10-2024.

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