Turbo fluctuosus Mexican Turbo Snail

Turbo fluctuosus is commonly referred to as Mexican Turbo Snail. Difficulty in the aquarium: 2 - Enkel. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

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Scientific:: Turbo fluctuosus
German:: Turbo Schnecke
English:: Mexican Turbo Snail

Category:: Snäckor med skal

Family tree:: Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Turbo (Genus) > fluctuosus (Species)
Initial determination:: W. Wood, 1828

Occurrence:: Gulf of California, Gulf of Mexico, Mexico (East Pacific)
Marine Zone:: Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic.
Sea depth:: 0,3 - 9 Meter
Size:: up to 1.97" (5 cm)
Temperature:: 73.4 °F - 80.6 °F (23°C - 27°C)
Food:: Algae (Algivore), algae grazer, epiphytes feeder, Bryopsis, Herbivorous
Tank:: 11 gal (~ 50L)
Difficulty:: 2 - Enkel
Offspring:: Possible to breed
Toxicity:: Toxic hazard unknown

CITES:

Not evaluated

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE)

Related species at Catalog of Life:

Turbo acutangulus
Turbo albofasciatus
Turbo angelvaldesi
Turbo argyrostomus
Turbo artensis
Turbo bozzettiana
Turbo cailletii
Turbo canaliculatus
Turbo castanea
Kastanien-Turbanschnecke, Oranges Katzenauge
Turbo chinensis
Turbo chrysostomus
Goldmund Turban, Goldmund Turboschnecke
Turbo cidaris
Turbo cornutus
Turbo crassus
Turbo debesi
Turbo excellens
Turbo exquisitus
Turbo fluctuosus
Turbo Schnecke
Turbo funiculosus
Turbo gemmatus
Turbo gruneri
Turbo haraldi
Turbo haynesi
Turbo heterocheilus
Turbo imperialis
Turbo intercostalis
Turbo jonathani
Turbo jourdani
Turbo kenwilliamsi
Turbo laetus
Turbo lajonkairii
Turbo laminiferus
Kräusel Turban, Runzelige Turbanschnecke
Turbo lorenzi
Turbo marisrubri
Turbo markusrufi
Turbo marmoratus
Turbo militaris
Militär Turbanschnecke
Turbo moluccensis
Turbo moolenbeeki
Turbo petholatus
Gobelin Turban, Katzenaugenschnecke
Turbo radiatus
Turbo reevii
Turbo replicatus
Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiianische Turbanschnecke
Turbo sarmaticus
Südafrikanischer Turban
Turbo saxosus
Turbo scitulus
Turbo setosus
Turbo smithi
Turbo sparverius
Turbo squamiger
Turbo stenogyrus
Turbo tuberculosus
Tuberkel Turboschnecke
Turbo tursicus
Turbo walteri

More related species in this lexicon:

Turbo bruneus
Braune Pazifische Turboschnecke, Zwerg Turbanschnecke

Author:: Meerwasser-Lexikon Team
Publisher:: Meerwasser-Lexikon.de
Created:: 2012-08-27 08:47:13
Last edit:: 2023-11-30 16:23:29

Captive breeding / propagation

The offspring of Turbo fluctuosus are possible. Unfortunately, the number of offspring is not large enough to cover the demand of the trade. If you are interested in Turbo fluctuosus, please ask your dealer for offspring. If you already own Turbo fluctuosus, try breeding yourself. This will help to improve the availability of offspring in the trade and to conserve natural stocks.

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Turbo fluctuosus W. Wood, 1828

Also known as the Turban or Top Shell Snail, Turbo fluctuosa has a thick, top- or turban-shaped shell with an irridescent interior. The Turbo Snail is native to the Gulf of California off the coast of Mexico.

Synonyms:
Callopoma fluctatum (Reeve, 1848)
Callopoma fluctatum var. depressum P. P. Carpenter, 1856
Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus W. Wood, 1828
Turbo assimilis Kiener, 1847
Turbo fluctuatus Reeve, 1848
Turbo fokkesi Jonas, 1843
Turbo tessellatus Kiener, 1848

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