Turbo bruneus, commonly named the brown (Pacific) dwarf turban or the little burnt turbo, is a species of sea snail, marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae. These snails are called "turbo" because they can move quite quickly for a snail, using a muscular foot to glide along the ocean floor. They feed on algae and other small organisms that they scrape off rocks and other surfaces.
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Is it venomous or poisonous?
We have no record of Little Burnt Turbo being toxic, poisonous or venomous. That is not proof that it is safe. Never eat, touch or handle a wild plant, mushroom or animal on the strength of an identification; ask someone qualified.
Easily confused with
- Turbo intercostalis
- Turbo laminiferus
- Turbo sandwicensis
- Turbo fluctuosus
- Turbo kenwilliamsi
- Turbo argyrostomus
Classification
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Phylum
- Mollusca
- Class
- Gastropoda
- Order
- Trochida
- Family
- Turbinidae
- Genus
- Turbo
- Species
- Turbo bruneus
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