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Name:
Common name:
green turban, marbled turban, great green turban
Synonym:
Turbo cochlus, (Gmelin, 1791)
Family / Genus / Species / Binom / Author:
Turbinidae → Turbo → marmoratus → Turbo marmoratus → Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Quality:
Mouth edge ground, partially polished
Location:
Size of the specimen:
Length: 17,5 cm
Width: 16 cm
Height: 12 cm
Weight:
The large green turban snail is distributed from the east coast of Africa to Australia in the tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean. It is the largest of its kind, but such large specimens are rarely caught. The heavy cases have a thick layer of mother-of-pearl and their large opercules were formerly sold as doorstops or paperweights.
