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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	24 045106 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Turbo imperialis   Gmelin, 1791
Rank:	Species

CAAB category: 24 - Mollusca - Gastropoda Gastropods (univalve molluscs, slugs, snails etc.) Family: 24 45 Turbinidae (turban shells) - show full list Common Name: [a turban shell] Organism Type: a turban shell Synonyms: Turbo (Dinassovica) imperialis Turbo (Lunatica) imperialis Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Parent Codes: 24 045901     Turbo spp.

Taxon Notes:	This Indian Ocean species has been confused with Turbo militaris from eastern Australia, but is now recognised as being restricted in Australia to northwest WA, and is only found on both sides of the southern Indian Ocean.
Identifiers:	AFD urn:lsid:biodiversity.org.au:afd.taxon:debccb27-307f-4d86-b6b4-43d9f62c7515 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: 2018-11-19 View at WoRMS    - also at Ocean Biodiversity Information System (OBIS) (report and map of occurrences)

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Record source:	Herbert, D.G., 2015. An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca)., Zootaxa, Vol. 4049(1): 1-98. . dx.doi.org/10.11464/zootaxa.4049.1.1 doi:10.11464/zootaxa.4049.1.1
Scientific Name verified against:	WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ.