Turbo haynesi

Turbo haynesi, common name Hayne's turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.^[1] This species is endemic to the Western Atlantic, particularly found in shallow reef environments from Florida to Brazil.^[2] Like many turbinids, Turbo haynesi plays an ecological role as a grazer, helping control algal growth on coral reefs.^[3]

Turbo haynesi
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Genus:	Turbo
Species:	T. haynesi
Binomial name
Turbo haynesi Preston, 1914
Synonyms[1]
Senectus necnivosus Iredale, 1929 (replacement name of Turbo nivosus Montagu, 1803) Turbo foliaceus haynesi Preston, 1914 Turbo menkei Thiele, 1930 Turbo nivosus Reeve, 1848 (preoccupied name of Turbo nivosus Montagu, 1803) Turbo (Carswellena) haynesi (Preston, 1914) Turbo (Marmarostoma) haynesi (Preston, 1914) Turbo (Marmarostoma) menkei Thiele, 1930

Description

The shell grows to a length of 27 mm.

Distribution

This marine species occurs off Western Australia to Queensland, Australia and off New Caledonia.