Turbinidae

GPTKB entity

Statements (48)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:family
gptkbp:class gptkb:Gastropoda
gptkbp:commonName turban snails
gptkbp:conservationStatus varies by species
gptkbp:containsGenus gptkb:Turbo
Astralium
Bolma
Cookia
Guildfordia
Lithopoma
Lunella
Prisogaster
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Constantine_Samuel_Rafinesque
gptkbp:describedYear 1815
gptkbp:distribution worldwide
gptkbp:ecologicalRole algae grazers
gptkbp:feedingType herbivorous
gptkbp:fossil Mesozoic to Recent
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:marine
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Turbinidae
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:larvalStage planktonic
gptkbp:mainEconomicActivity shells used for decoration
opercula used as ornaments
gptkbp:marineZone intertidal to subtidal
gptkbp:notableSpecies gptkb:Turbo_marmoratus
Astralium calcar
Bolma rugosa
Turbo cornutus
Turbo petholatus
gptkbp:order gptkb:Vetigastropoda
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Mollusca
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:Trochidae
Angariidae
Tegulidae
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:shape turbinate (top-shaped)
gptkbp:shellColor varied, often brightly colored
gptkbp:shellLength small to large
gptkbp:shellType calcareous operculum
thick, often sculptured shells
gptkbp:subfamily Moellerinae
Prisogasterinae
Turbininae
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:family
gptkbp:typeSpecies gptkb:Turbo
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Prosobranchia
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6