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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 045002 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Turbo militaris   Reeve, 1848
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 45 Turbinidae (turban shells) - show full list Common Name (AS5300): Smooth Turban Shell Organism Type: a turban shell Synonyms: Turbo imperialis (mis-identification) Turbo (Lunatica) militaris Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 045901     Turbo spp. Previous Codes (if any): 00 663002, 663002

Taxon Notes:	This species from eastern Australia has been previously confused with the Indian Ocean species Turbo imperialis, and until recently was synonymised with it. This code replaces previous (interim) CAAB code 00 663002 (FISHLIST 663002).
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:ecbf1199-15f9-47fc-a3a9-47d53861193f Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2019-11-21 View at Atlas of Living Australia WoRMS urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216376 Name status: accepted    Checked on: 2016-05-12 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Wilson, B., 1993, Australian Marine Shells. Prosobranch Gastropods Pt I. Odyssey Publishing, Leederville, W.A.
Scientific Name verified against:	Alf, A., Kreipl, K., 2011, A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Errata, corrections and new information on the genera Lunella, Modelia and Turbo (Vol. 1).: 69-80. Conchbooks, Hackenheim, Germany