Turritella turbona Monterosato's Auger

Turritella turbona is commonly referred to as Monterosato's Auger. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. A aquarium size of at least 50 Liter is recommended. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

18293 

AphiaID:

141874 

Scientific:

Turritella turbona 

German:

Braune Turmschnecke 

English:

Monterosato's Auger 

Category:

Ślimaki 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Caenogastropoda incertae sedis (Order) > Turritellidae (Family) > Turritella (Genus) > turbona (Species) 

Initial determination:

Monterosato, 1877 

Occurrence:

Tunesien, Straße von Gibraltar, Alborán Sea (Mediterranean Sea), Algeria, Egypt, European Coasts, France, Italy, Madeira, Marmara Sea ( Sea of Marmara), Morocco, North Atlantic Ocean, Portugal, Spain, The Aegan Sea (Mediterranean), the Canary Islands, the Mediterranean Sea, West Africa 

Marine Zone:

Subtidal, sublittoral, infralittoral, deep zone of the oceans from the lower limit of the intertidal zone (intertidal) to the shelf edge at about 200 m water depth. neritic. 

Sea depth:

18 - 73 Meter 

Habitats:

Muddy grounds, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

0.79" - 3.15" (2,0cm - 8,5cm) 

Temperature:

°F - 78.8 °F (°C - 26°C) 

Food:

No reliable information available 

Tank:

11 gal (~ 50L)  

Difficulty:

There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully 

Offspring:

None 

Toxicity:

Toxic hazard unknown 

CITES:

Not evaluated 

Red List:

Not evaluated (NE) 

Related species at
Catalog of Life:

• Turritella acropora
• Turritella alba
• Turritella algida
• Turritella anactor
• Turritella annulata
• 
  Turritella attenuata
  Turmschnecke
• Turritella aurocincta
• Turritella bacillum
• Turritella banksii
• Turritella bayeri
• Turritella bicingulata
• Turritella binaestriata
• Turritella broderipiana
• Turritella caelata
• Turritella capensis
• Turritella captiva
• 
  Turritella carinifera
  Schlichte Turmschnecke
• Turritella chrysotoxa
• Turritella cingulata
• Turritella cingulifera
• Turritella clarionensis
• Turritella cochlea
• Turritella columnaris
• Turritella communis
• Turritella congelata
• Turritella conspersa
• Turritella cooperi
• Turritella coreanica
• Turritella cornea
• Turritella couteaudi
• Turritella decipiens
• Turritella declivis
• Turritella dirkhartogensis
• Turritella duplicata
• Turritella elachista
• Turritella exoleta
• Turritella fastigiata
• Turritella fuscomaculata
• Turritella gemmata
• Turritella gonostoma
• Turritella hastula
• Turritella hookeri
• Turritella incolor
• Turritella infraconstricta
• Turritella leeuwinensis
• Turritella lentiginosa
• Turritella leucostoma
• Turritella ligar
• Turritella lindae
• Turritella lyonsi
• 
  Turritella maculata
  Gefleckte Turmschnecke
• Turritella marianopsis
• Turritella monilis
• Turritella natalensis
• Turritella nebulosa
• Turritella nivea
• Turritella nodulosa
• Turritella parkeri
• Turritella radula
• Turritella rubescens
• Turritella sanguinea
• Turritella terebra
• Turritella torulosa
• Turritella trisulcata
• 
  Turritella turbona
  Braune Turmschnecke
• Turritella ungulina
• Turritella variegata
• Turritella wareni
• Turritella willetti
• Turritella yucatecana
• Alle anzeigen

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2026-04-24 14:29:51 

Last edit:

2026-04-24 14:39:27 

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