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Scientific classification
Synonyms
Euninella circularis Reeve, 1848 Turbo circularis Reeve, 1848 Turbo (Carswellena) gruneri Philippi, 1846 Turbo (Euninella) circularis Reeve, L.A., 1848 Turbo (Euninella) gruneri Philippi, R.A., 1846

Turbo gruneri, common name the Gruner's turban, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae.

Description

The length of the shell varies between 18 mm and 45 mm. The orbicular, imperforate shell is conoid with an acute apex. It is of pale flesh-color, maculated with bright rufous. The convex whorls are spirally sculptured with granulose lirae. The aperture is circular. The wide columella is callous, slightly dilated and bounded outside by a spiral funicle.

Distribution

This marine species occurs in South and West Australia, and off Tasmania.

Verco, J.C. 1908. Notes on South Australian marine Mollusca with descriptions of new species. Part IX. Transactions of the Royal Society of South Australia 32: 338–361
Cotton, B.C. 1959. South Australian Mollusca. Archaeogastropoda. Handbook of the Flora and Fauna of South Australia. Adelaide : South Australian Government Printer 449 pp.
Wilson, B. 1993. Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods. Kallaroo, Western Australia : Odyssey Publishing Vol. 1 408 pp

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