| Turbo marmoratus | |
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| Two views of a shell of Turbo marmoratus. | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Species: | T. marmoratus
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| Binomial name | |
| Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
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| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turbo marmoratus, known as the green turban, the marbled turban or great green turban, is a large species of marine gastropod with a thick calcareous operculum in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1]
The shells of these large sea snails have a very thick layer of nacre; this species has been commercially fished as a source of mother of pearl.
- ^ a b WoRMS (2012). Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216369 on 2012-10-01