Giant green turban
Turbo marmoratus
- Water temperature20–30 °C
- Best monthsFebruary and July
- How commonRare
About this species
Turbo marmoratus, known as the green turban, the marbled turban or great green turban, is a large species of marine gastropod with a thick calcareous operculum in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.
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Where and when
Where it has been recorded
Worldwide
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Best months
Worldwide (open data)
- January: 2 records
- February: 4 records
- March: 1 records
- April: 0 records
- May: 2 records
- June: 0 records
- July: 5 records
- August: 0 records
- September: 2 records
- October: 1 records
- November: 1 records
- December: 0 records
Depth and water temperature
Water temperature
Recorded in surface water of 20–30 °C
Names and classification
- English
- Giant green turban, Great green turban, Green snail, Green turban, giant green turban, great green turban, green snail, green turban
Names in 4 more languages
- German
- Grüner Turban, Grüne Turbanschnecke
- Japanese
- ヤコウガイ
- Thai
- หอยโข่งเขียว, หอยมุกไฟ
- Simplified Chinese
- 夜光蠑螺
Other scientific names: Turbo cochlus, Turbo olearius, Turbo undulata
Similar species
- Silvermouth turban
Turbo argyrostomus
- Gold-mouthed turban
Turbo chrysostomus
- Cat's-eye shell
Turbo petholatus
- Brown dwarf turban
Turbo bruneus
- Ribbed Turban
Turbo intercostalis
Sources and credits
Names and taxonomy: WoRMS (CC BY 4.0) and the GBIF Backbone (CC BY 4.0). Photos: iNaturalist observers, each under the licence shown (CC0, CC BY or CC BY-SA).
- Depth, temperature, months and maps: records from OBIS and GBIF under CC0 or CC BY.
- Descriptions: Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA, each linked to its article.
- Conservation status as published by GBIF (IUCN Red List).
- 248 open-data records from 1758 to 1996.
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