Moon Turban

Lunella cinerea

Classification

Class: Gastropoda
Order: Trochida
Family: Turbinidae

Lunella cinerea, common name the smooth moon turban, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. Description The size of the shell varies between 20 mm and 50 mm. The solid, umbilicate shell has a depressed-globose shape with a strong spiral sculpture.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

France · 11

Sources and credits

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Moon Turban

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