Turbinidae (Turban shells) |
8.5 cm ShH (male/unsexed) |
benthic; marine; depth range 0 - 40 m |
Indo-Pacific. |
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Collected for food and for its highly polished, colorful shell. The operculum is well known in shell jewelry under the name "cat's eye" (Ref. 349). Inhabits sublittoral and in relatively protected habitats. Found in intertidal to 30 m, on coral (Ref. 75835). |
Not Evaluated (N.E.) Ref. 123251)
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Known from the mouth of Baoli river, in intertidal areas (Ref. 77676). C: Refs. 75835, 77676; M: Ref. 349. |
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