Subgenus Turbo (Turbo) Linnaeus, 1758
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.
- Turbo Linnaeus, C. 1758. Cancer. pp. 625-634 in Linnaeus, C. Systema naturae per regna tria naturae, secundem classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentis, synonymis, locis. Editio decima, reformata. Holmiae : Laurentii Salvii Vol. 1 10 Edn., 824 pp. [761] [see also Turbinites, Turbonus, Planuria, Praenuntius and Sphaerostoma Scudder, 1882].
Type species:
Turbo petholatus Linnaeus, 1758 by subsequent designation (Montfort, 1810, Conchyliologie systématique, 2: 203). - Dinassovica Iredale,T. 1937. Middleton and Elizabeth Reef, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [247].
Type species:
Dinassovica verconis Iredale, 1937 by original designation.
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific, from Red Sea to South Africa to Philippines
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
General References
Williams, S.T. 2007. Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society of London 92: 573-592 [575]
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 10-Oct-2014 | MODIFIED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 08-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED |
Species Turbo (Turbo) jourdani Kiener, 1839
Giant Brown Snail Or Turban, Jourdan's Turban Shell
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.
- Turbo jourdani Kiener, L.C. 1839. Nouvelle espèce de Mollusque du genre Turbo de Linné. Revue Zoologique par la Société Cuvierienne 1839: 324-325 [324].
- Dinassovica verconis Iredale,T. 1937. Middleton and Elizabeth Reef, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [247].
Type data:
Status unknown, Kangaroo Island, South Australia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Turbo (Turbo) jourdani Kiener, 1839. —
Williams, S.T. 2008. The calcareous operculum as a character for defining subgenera in the marine gastropod genus Turbo. Vita Malacologica 7: 1-13 - Turbo (Dinassovica) jourdani Kiener, 1839. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [104, pl. 12, fig. 17]
Distribution
States
South Australia, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Southwest Shelf Transition (30), Southwest Shelf Province (31), Great Australian Bight Shelf Transition (32), Spencer Gulf Shelf Province (33)
Ecological Descriptors
Algae, marine, subtidal, tide pools.
General References
Iredale,T. 1937. Middleton and Elizabeth Reef, South Pacific Ocean. The Australian Zoologist 8: 232-261 [247-248] (as Turbo jourdani)
Verco, J.C. 1908. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part IX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 338-361 [Date published December] [338-340, pl. 18, fig. 32-33] (as Turbo jourdani Kener)
Verco, J.C. 1911. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part XIV. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 35: 204-215 [213-214, pl. 27, figs 1-6a] (as as Turbo jourdani Kener)
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. [67] (Jourdan's Turban Shell)
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp. [251] (Giant Brown Snail Or Turban)
History of changes
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| 18-Aug-2021 | TROCHOIDEA | 23-Jan-2023 | MODIFIED | |
| 07-Sep-2011 | TURBINIDAE | 07-Sep-2011 | MOVED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |
| 18-Aug-2021 | 05-Sep-2011 | MODIFIED | ||
| 22-Aug-2011 | MODIFIED |
Species Turbo (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus, 1758
The Cat's Eye Turban
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 (Turbo) petholatus Linnaeus, 1758. —
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp. [104, pl. 12, fig. 10]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Indo-west Pacific
IMCRA
Timor Transition (1), Northeast Province (18), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)
Ecological Descriptors
Coral reef, marine, rocky shore.
General References
Iredale, T. 1931. Australian molluscan notes. No. 1. Records of the Australian Museum 18(4): 201–235, pls xxii–xxv [Date published 29 June] [209] (as Turbo petholatus)
Common Name References
McMichael, D.F. 1960. Shells of the Australian sea-shore. Brisbane : Jacaranda Press 127 pp., 287 figs. [Date published December] [60] (The Cat's Eye Turban)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18-Aug-2021 | TURBINIDAE | 10-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 |
Species Turbo (Turbo) walteri Kreipl & Dekker, 2009
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.
- Turbo (Turbo) walteri Kreipl, K. & Dekker, H. 2009. A new species of Turbo from western Australia (Mollusca, gastropoda, Turbinidae). Visaya 2(4): 11-15 [11-15].
Type data:
Holotype WAM Not state in original description Shell with operculum, Broome, Western Austyralia.
Miscellaneous Literature Names
- Turbo petholatus [misidentification]. —
Wells, F.E. & Bryce, C.W. 1986. Seashells of Western Australia. Perth : Western Australian Museum 207 pp. [46, pl. 9, fig. 99]
Alf, A. & Kreipl, K. 2003. A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Hackenheim, Germany : ConchBooks 68 pp., 95 colour plates. [21, pl. 5, figs 2-4]
Distribution
States
Northern Territory, Western Australia
Extra Distribution Information
Distribution data from Kreipl & Dekker, 2009
Australian Endemic.
IMCRA
Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Western Shelf Transition (28), Central Western Shelf Province (29)
History of changes
| Published | As part of group | Action Date | Action Type | Compiler(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| TURBINIDAE | 27-Apr-2012 | ADDED | Mr Des Beechey (AM) Stephanie Baccarella (AM) Dr Peter Middelfart (AM) Ms Anouk Mututantri (AM) Dr Winston Ponder (AM) |