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Collection Information - Luminous Salphire

Chinese name: Luminous salamander

Latin name: Turbo marmoratus

English name: great green turban

Description: Molluscs, Gastropods, Primitive Gastropods, Salamanders, Salamanders. The shell is about 18 cm high and 17 cm wide. The shell is thick and the circumference is nearly round. The spiral part is not high, the body spiral layer is expanded, and the suture line is shallow. The growth lines are fine, the surface of the shell is dark green, with brown and white interspersed rings, and the top is often stained with emerald green markings. The shell mouth is large, nearly rounded, and the inner surface is silvery white. Round three, calcareous. It often inhabits shallow seafloor of rocks and coral reefs in the subtidal zone. It is found in Malaysia, Indonesia, Chinese mainland, and Taiwan.

Collection Information - Luminous Salphire