WoRMS taxon details
Turbo fluctuosus W. Wood, 1828
413380 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413380)
accepted
Species
Callopoma (Turbo) fluctuatum (Reeve, 1848) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Callopoma fluctuatum (Reeve, 1848) · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo (Callopoma) fluctuosus W. Wood, 1828 · alternative representation
Turbo assimilis Kiener, 1847 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo fluctuatus Reeve, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo fokkesi Jonas, 1843 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Turbo tessellatus Kiener, 1848 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine
Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 20, pl. 6 Turbo fig. 44 [details]
page(s): 20, pl. 6 Turbo fig. 44 [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbo fluctuosus W. Wood, 1828. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413380 on 2025-04-05
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Nomenclature
original description
Wood, W. (1828). <i>Supplement to the Index Testaceologicus; or A catalogue of shells, British and foreign</i>. Richard Taylor, London. iv [+1] + 59 pp., plates 1-8. , available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/22991199
page(s): 20, pl. 6 Turbo fig. 44 [details]
original description (of Turbo assimilis Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, 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 (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
original description (of Turbo fluctuatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, 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 fokkesi Jonas, 1843) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 65, pl. Trochus 2, figs 1, 10 [details]
original description (of Turbo tessellatus Kiener, 1848) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, 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 (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
basis of record Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592., available online at http://, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00854.x [details] Available for editors
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page(s): 20, pl. 6 Turbo fig. 44 [details]
original description (of Turbo assimilis Kiener, 1847) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, 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 (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
original description (of Turbo fluctuatus Reeve, 1848) Reeve, L. A. (1848). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In: <i>Conchologia Iconica, or, illustrations of the shells of molluscous animals</i>, 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 fokkesi Jonas, 1843) Philippi, R. A. (1842-1850). Abbildungen und Beschreibungen neuer oder wenig gekannter Conchylien unter Mithülfe mehrerer deutscher Conchyliologen. Cassel, T. Fischer. Vol. 1: 1-20 [1842], 21-76 [1843], 77-186 [1844], 187-204 [1845]; Vol. 2: 1-64 [1845], 65-152 [1846], 153-232 [1847] ; Vol. 3: 1-50 [1847], 51-82 [1848], 1-88 [1849], 89-138 [1850]., available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/41582
page(s): Vol. 1, 65, pl. Trochus 2, figs 1, 10 [details]
original description (of Turbo tessellatus Kiener, 1848) Kiener, L.C. (1838). Spécies général et iconographie des coquilles vivantes. Vol. 10. Famille des Turbinacées. Genre Turritelle (<i>Turritella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-46, pl. 1-14 [pp. 1-46 (1844), pl. 1-3, 5, 7-14 (1843), 4, 6 (1844)]; Scalaire (<i>Scalaria</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-22, pl. 1-7 [all (1838)]; Cadran (<i>Solarium</i>,Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [all (1838)]; Roulette (<i>Rotella</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-10, pl. 1-3 [all (1838)]; Dauphinule (<i>Dephinula</i>, Lam.), pp. 1-12, pl. 1-4 [pp. 1-10 (1838), 11-12 (1842); pl. 1 (1837), 2-4 (1838]; Phasianelle (<i>Phasianella</i>, 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 (<i>Tornatella</i>, Lamarck), pp. 3-6, pl. 1 [all (1834)]; Genre Pyramidelle (<i>Pyramidella</i>), Lamarck, pp. 1-8, pl. 1-2 [all (1835)]; [Famille des Myacées.] Genre Thracie (<i>Thracia</i>, Leach), pp. 1-7, pl. 1-2 [all (1834)]. , available online at http://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/item/19879 [details]
basis of record Williams, S.T. (2007). Origins and diversification of Indo-West Pacific marine fauna: evolutionary history and biogeography of turban shells (Gastropoda, Turbinidae). Biological Journal of the Linnean Society, 2007, 92, 573–592., available online at http://, https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8312.2007.00854.x [details] Available for editors

Identification resource
identification resource
Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany.
page(s): 51, pls 77-78 [details]
page(s): 51, pls 77-78 [details]
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