WoRMS taxon details
Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791
216372 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:216372)
accepted
Species
Turbo (Aspilaturbo) radiatus Gmelin, 1791 · alternative representation
Turbo (Marmarostoma) radiatus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Turbo chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
Turbo radiatus f. chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
Turbo radiatus f. spinosa Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791 · unaccepted
Turbo tuberculatus Kiener, 1847 · unaccepted
Turbo tumidulus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted
- Forma Turbo radiatus f. chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848 accepted as Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791
- Forma Turbo radiatus f. spinosa Gmelin, 1791 accepted as Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791
marine
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3594, no 19. [details]
page(s): 3594, no 19. [details]
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma)
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=216372 on 2025-04-04
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Nomenclature
original description
Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3594, no 19. [details]
original description (of Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3594, no. 24. [details]
original description (of Turbo tuberculatus Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (Turritella, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (Scalaria, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (Solarium,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (Rotella, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (Dephinula, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (Phasianella, Lam.), pp. 1-11, pl. 1-5 [pp. 1-11 (1850); pl. 1-3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (Tornatella, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (Pyramidella), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (Thracia, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
original description (of Turbo tumidulus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus Turbo. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-5, Jan. 1848; 6-7, Feb. 1848; 8-11, Mar. 1848; 12-13, Apr. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27376090 [details]
original description (of Turbo chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus Turbo. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-5, Jan. 1848; 6-7, Feb. 1848; 8-11, Mar. 1848; 12-13, Apr. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27376090
page(s): pl. 8, sp. 36. [details]
basis of record Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. [details]
page(s): 3594, no 19. [details]
original description (of Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791) Gmelin, J. F. (1791). Vermes. In: Gmelin J.F. (Ed.) Caroli a Linnaei Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Ed. 13. Tome 1(6). G.E. Beer, Lipsiae [Leipzig]. pp. 3021-3910. Systema Naturae. Linneaeus (ed.). Ed. 13. 1: pars. 6., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/83098#5
page(s): 3594, no. 24. [details]
original description (of Turbo tuberculatus Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (Turritella, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (Scalaria, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (Solarium,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (Rotella, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (Dephinula, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (Phasianella, Lam.), pp. 1-11, pl. 1-5 [pp. 1-11 (1850); pl. 1-3, 5 (1847), 4 (1848)]; Famille des Plicacées de Lamarck, et des Trochoides de Cuvier. Genre Tornatelle (Tornatella, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (Pyramidella), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (Thracia, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
original description (of Turbo tumidulus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus Turbo. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-5, Jan. 1848; 6-7, Feb. 1848; 8-11, Mar. 1848; 12-13, Apr. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27376090 [details]
original description (of Turbo chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus Turbo. In: Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals, vol. 4, pl. 1-13 and unpaginated text. L. Reeve & Co., London. [Stated dates: pls. 1-5, Jan. 1848; 6-7, Feb. 1848; 8-11, Mar. 1848; 12-13, Apr. 1848]. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/27376090
page(s): pl. 8, sp. 36. [details]
basis of record Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. [details]
Other
additional source
Steyn, D. G. & Lussi, M. (2005). Offshore shells of southern Africa: A pictorial guide to more than 750 gastropods. Published by the authors. pp. i–vi, 1–289.
page(s): 15; note: as Turbo chrysostomus [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 34. [details]
page(s): 15; note: as Turbo chrysostomus [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]
additional source Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160. (look up in IMIS)
page(s): 34. [details]





- From editor or global species database
- Kenya
- Red Sea
- South Africa
- (no group)
- From regional or thematic species database
- Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin
- Unreviewed
- Indian Ocean
- Madagascar
Unreviewed
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Marmarostoma) [details]
To Barcode of Life (1 barcode)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Turbo tuberculatus Kiener, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Turbo chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo radiatus)
To Malacopics (Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected alive, col...
To Malacopics (Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791 Egypt, Jan?b S?n?, Sharm el Sheik, collected 1993-9, e...
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Turbo spinosus Gmelin, 1791)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications) (from synonym Turbo tuberculatus Kiener, 1847)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (6 publications) (from synonym Turbo chemnitzianus Reeve, 1848)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (62 publications)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo radiatus)
To Malacopics (Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791 Egypt, Al Bahr al Ahmar, Hurghada, collected alive, col...
To Malacopics (Turbo radiatus Gmelin, 1791 Egypt, Jan?b S?n?, Sharm el Sheik, collected 1993-9, e...