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Sea slugs & snails

Tapestry Turban

Turbo petholatus

Also known as: Banded Turbo, Cateye Snail, Cats Eye Shell, Chevron Snail, Tapestry Turban Shell, Turban Shell, Turban Snail, Turbo, Turbo Grazer, Turbo Tapestry

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@blogie · Rocky Beach Dive Site, Bgy. Kamanga, Maasim, Sarangani Province, Philippines · October 20111 / 1
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Overview

Found on gravel, rubble, and sandy bottoms, in crevices and holes, of coral and rocky reefs.
They feed nocturnally on algae and detritus.
Widespread Indo Pacific

This is a large family of top-shaped sea snails with thick shells and iridescent interiors.
Often used by hermit crabs.

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How to identify

COLOURS
Body shape
shellsturban
Behaviour
nocturnal

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Habitat & where to find it

  • Range · Indo-Pacific
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Found on gravel, rubble, and sandy bottoms, in crevices and holes, of coral and rocky reefs.

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    Taxonomy

    1. kingdomAnimalia
    2. phylumMollusca
    3. classGastropoda
    4. orderTrochida
    5. familyTurbinidae
    6. genusTurbo
    7. speciesTurbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758

    SourcesWoRMSWikipedia

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