Turbo (Ninella) torquatus

Sydney Or Heavy Turban Shell at Bawley Point, NSW

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Identification history

	Turbo (Ninella) torquatus	15 Nov 2019	AndrewG
	Unidentified	14 Nov 2019	GLemann

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User's notes

A type of turban shell?

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AndrewG wrote:

15 Nov 2019

ID assumes it's quite large >45 mm as shell markings not clear. But most likely. Don't know where the "Ninella" in the ALA name came from (means nothing to me).

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Location information

Coordinates 150.401693 -35.514291
Places Bawley Point, NSW

Sighting information

4 - 15 Abundance
14 Nov 2019 10:52 AM Recorded on
GLemann Recorded by
Collections
Marine Invertebrates Sea Shells, Sea Slugs, Octopuses & allies (Mollusca) Sea Snails, Limpets (Gastropoda, excluding Euthyneura) GLemann South Coast NatureMapr

Species information

Turbo (Ninella) torquatus Scientific name
Sydney Or Heavy Turban Shell Common name
Not Sensitive
Local native
Non-invasive or negligible
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