WoRMS taxon details
Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849
413423 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:413423)
accepted
Species
Turbo (Carswellena) laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 · alternative representation
Turbo (Euninella) laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849 · alternative representation
Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886 · unaccepted (invalid: junior homonym of Turbo...)
invalid: junior homonym of Turbo splendidulus O. G. Costa, 1829
marine
Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(7): 99-112 [January 1849]; 5(8): 123-128; 5(9): 129-144: 5(10): 145-150 [all March 1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292293
page(s): 100 [details]
page(s): 100 [details]
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Euninella)
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Euninella) [details]
MolluscaBase eds. (2025). MolluscaBase. Turbo laetus R. A. Philippi, 1849. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=413423 on 2025-04-05
Date
action
by
The webpage text is licensed under a Creative Commons
Attribution 4.0 License
Nomenclature
original description
Philippi, R. A. (1849). Centuria altera testaceorum novorum. <em>Zeitschrift für Malakozoologie.</em> 5(7): 99-112 [January 1849]; 5(8): 123-128; 5(9): 129-144: 5(10): 145-150 [all March 1849]., available online at http://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16292293
page(s): 100 [details]
original description (of Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (43): 189–234, pls 493–506. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085180 [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
[request]
page(s): 100 [details]
original description (of Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886) Sowerby, G. B. III. (1886). Monograph of the genus <i>Turbo</i>. In G. B. Sowerby II (ed.), <i>Thesaurus conchyliorum, or monographs of genera of shells</i>. Vol. 5 (43): 189–234, pls 493–506. London, privately published. , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/16085180 [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

Taxonomy
status source
Kilburn, R. N. (1972). Taxonomic notes on South African marine Mollusca (2), with the description of new species and subspecies of <i>Conus</i>, <i>Nassarius</i>, <i>Vexillum</i> and <i>Demoulia</i>. <em>Annals of the Natal Museum.</em> 21(2): 391-437., available online at https://journals.co.za/doi/abs/10.10520/AJA03040798_664 [details] Available for editors
[request]

Other
additional source
Steyn, D.G. & Lussi, M. (1998) Marine Shells of South Africa. An Illustrated Collector's Guide to Beached Shells. Ekogilde Publishers, Hartebeespoort, South Africa, ii + 264 pp.
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]
page(s): 26 [details]
additional source Alf A. & Kreipl K. (2003). A Conchological Iconography: The Family Turbinidae, Subfamily Turbininae, Genus Turbo. Conchbooks, Hackenheim Germany. [details]
additional source Fowler, O. (2016). Seashells of the Kenya coast. ConchBooks: Harxheim. Pp. 1–170.
page(s): 16. [details]





Unreviewed
Taxonomy Some authors place the name in the subgenus Turbo (Euninella) [details]
To Barcode of Life (2 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo laetus)
To Malacopics (Turbo laetus R.A.Philippi,1849 Kenya, Kwale, Ukunda, Diani Beach)
To PESI
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (14 publications)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (5 publications) (from synonym Turbo splendidulus G. B. Sowerby III, 1886)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Turbo laetus)
To Malacopics (Turbo laetus R.A.Philippi,1849 Kenya, Kwale, Ukunda, Diani Beach)
To PESI