Tegula brunnea

Tegula brunnea Philippi, 1848
Brown turban snail

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Family:	Tegulidae ()
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Environment:	demersal; marine
Distribution:	Eastern Pacific: USA.
Diagnosis:	Shell is broad, thick and smooth with a round conical shape. The shell is brown to orange-brown with an orange foot (Ref. 312).
Biology:	It has a shell length 3.5 cm (Ref. 312). Habitat: Occurs in the middle low intertidal and shallow subtidal zones on rocky shores; also upper blades and stipes of off-shore kelp. Diet: multiple species of algae, both micro and macroscopic. Predator: sea stars and sea otters (Ref. 312).
IUCN Red List Status:	Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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