Turbo squamiger

Turbo squamiger is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.^[1]

• Taxonomic status: Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma)

Turbo squamiger
Drawing of a shell of Turbo squamiger
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Mollusca
Class:	Gastropoda
Subclass:	Vetigastropoda
Order:	Trochida
Superfamily:	Trochoidea
Family:	Turbinidae
Genus:	Turbo
Species:	T. squamiger
Binomial name
Turbo squamiger Reeve, 1843
Synonyms
Turbo pustulata Reeve, 1843 Turbo pustulatus Reeve, 1848 Turbo subcastaneus Pilsbry, 1888 Turbo tuberculata Röding, 1798 Turbo (Marmarostoma) squamiger Reeve, 1843

Description

The length of the shell varies between 20 mm and 45 mm. The imperforate shell is globosely ovate, with the suture excavated. The 5–6 whorls are convex and carinate. The body whorl is ventricose, with erect tubercles at the suture. They are spirally armed throughout with scales, the upper and lower scales much larger. Its color pattern is pale green, dotted and variegated with reddish brown. The interior is silvery.^[2]

Distribution

This species occurs in the Pacific Ocean from the Gulf of California, Western Mexico to Peru; and off Galapagos Islands.