Turbo (Lunatica) imperialis Gmelin, 1791

Herbert, David G., 2015, An annotated catalogue and bibliography of the taxonomy, synonymy and distribution of the Recent Vetigastropoda of South Africa (Mollusca), Zootaxa 4049 (1), pp. 1-98 : 70-71

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Turbo (Lunatica) imperialis Gmelin, 1791 View in CoL —new record

Turbo imperialis Gmelin, 1791: 3594 View in CoL . Martens, 1880: 293. Cernohorsky, 1974: 154, fig. 15 (holotype). Cernohorsky, 1978: 38, pl. 10, fig. 1. Type loc.: ‘ in Sina ’ [ China]; holotype in ZMUC ( Cernohorsky 1974).

Turbo imperialis View in CoL var. regenfussi — Odhner, 1919: 42.

Turbo (Dinassovica) imperialis View in CoL — Alf & Kreipl, 2003: 48, pls. 70, 71.

Distribution. Indian Ocean; from Western Australia to central East Africa, south to central Zululand (Cape Vidal area); local material living on shallow subtidal reefs to 20 m.

Notes. The relationship of this taxon to Turbo regenfussi Deshayes, 1843 requires further investigation.

Subgenus Marmarostoma Swainson, 1829 . Type species (o.d.): Turbo chrysostomus Linnaeus, 1758 View in CoL .