Lunella torquata

Lunella torquata
Dorsal view of a shell of Lunella torquata
Apertural view with operculum in place
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Order: Trochida
Superfamily: Trochoidea
Family: Turbinidae
Genus: Lunella
Species:
L. torquata
Binomial name
Lunella torquata
(Gmelin, 1791)
Synonyms[1]
  • Lunella (Ninella) torquata (Gmelin, 1791)
  • Turbo lamellosus Broderip, 1831
  • Turbo stamineus Martyn, T., 1784
  • Turbo perforatus Perry, G., 1811
  • Turbo torquatus Gmelin, 1791 (original combination)
  • Turbo torquatus f. whitleyi Iredale, 1949

Lunella torquata, common name the twisted necklace, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]