Species Turbo (Lunatica) marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
Green Snail
Compiler and date details
September 2014 - Des Beechey & Winston F. Ponder, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia. Reviewed by Bruce Marshall (Tepapa, New Zealand).
December 2012 - Des Beechey, Peter U. Middelfart, Winston F. Ponder & Stephanie Baccarella, Australian Museum, Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Turbo (Lunatica) marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [104]
Williams, S.T. 2008. The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13
Distribution
States
Queensland
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from east Africa to Japan
IMCRA
Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Marine.
General References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [67, pl. 1, fig. 5]
Oostingh, C.H. 1925. Report on a collection of recent shells from Obi and Halmahera, Molluccas. Mededeelingen van de Landbouwhoogeschool te Wageningen 29(1): 1–362 [10-13]
Common Name References
Allan, J.K. 1950. Australian shells: with related animals living in the sea, in freshwater and on the land. Melbourne : Georgian House xix, 470 pp., 45 pls, 112 text figs. [66] (Green Snail)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 08-Oct-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 22-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |