You buy exactly the described and pictured object. As a natural product, it is subject to irregularities in shape and conservation. This should not be seen as a mistake. Therefore please pay attention to the pictures !
Name:
Common name:
Turbo marmoratus → Great Green Turban
Synonym:
Turbo cochlus, (Gmelin, 1791)
Superfamily - Order / Family / Genus / Scientific Name / Author:
Trochoidea / Turbinidae / Turbo / Turbo marmoratus / Linnaeus, 1758
Protection status:
Quality:
Mouth edge ground, partially polished
Location:
Size of the article:
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.
