Turbo argyrostomus Silver-mouthed Turban, Silvermouth Turban

Turbo argyrostomus is commonly referred to as Silver-mouthed Turban, Silvermouth Turban. Difficulty in the aquarium: There are no reports available yet that this animal has already been kept in captivity successfully. Toxicity: Toxic hazard unknown.

Profile

lexID:

17703 

AphiaID:

216371 

Scientific:

Turbo argyrostomus 

German:

Silbermund-Turbanschnecke 

English:

Silver-mouthed Turban, Silvermouth Turban 

Category:

Slakken 

Family tree:

Animalia (Kingdom) > Mollusca (Phylum) > Gastropoda (Class) > Trochida (Order) > Turbinidae (Family) > Turbo (Genus) > argyrostomus (Species) 

Initial determination:

Linnaeus, 1758 

Occurrence:

Aldabra Group, Egypt, Indian Ocean, Kenya, KwaZulu-Natal (Province East Coast South Africa), Madagascar, Marschall Islands, Mozambique, Red Sea, South-Africa, Tansania, The Chagos Archipelago (the Chagos Islands), the Seychelles 

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:

0 - 30 Meter 

Habitats:

Coral reefs, Intertidal zone, Tidal Zone, Lagoons, Rocky reefs, Rocky, hard seabeds, Seaward facing reefs, Seawater, Sea water 

Size:

2.76" - 3.94" (7,5cm - 10cm) 

Temperature:

24,6 °F - 29,3 °F (24,6°C - 29,3°C) 

Food:

Algae (Algivore), Deposit feeder 

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:

• Turbo acutangulus
• Turbo albofasciatus
• Turbo angelvaldesi
• 
  Turbo argyrostomus
  Silbermund-Turbanschnecke
• Turbo artensis
• Turbo bozzettiana
• Turbo cailletii
• Turbo canaliculatus
• 
  Turbo castanea
  Kastanien-Turbanschnecke, Oranges Katzenauge
• Turbo chinensis
• 
  Turbo chrysostomus
  Goldmund Turban, Goldmund Turboschnecke
• Turbo cidaris
• Turbo cornutus
• Turbo crassus
• Turbo debesi
• Turbo excellens
• Turbo exquisitus
• 
  Turbo fluctuosus
  Turbo Schnecke
• Turbo funiculosus
• Turbo gemmatus
• Turbo gruneri
• Turbo haraldi
• Turbo haynesi
• Turbo heterocheilus
• Turbo imperialis
• Turbo intercostalis
• Turbo jonathani
• Turbo jourdani
• Turbo kenwilliamsi
• Turbo laetus
• Turbo lajonkairii
• 
  Turbo laminiferus
  Kräusel Turban, Runzelige Turbanschnecke
• Turbo lorenzi
• Turbo marisrubri
• Turbo markusrufi
• Turbo marmoratus
• 
  Turbo militaris
  Militär Turbanschnecke
• Turbo moluccensis
• Turbo moolenbeeki
• 
  Turbo petholatus
  Gobelin Turban, Katzenaugenschnecke
• Turbo radiatus
• Turbo reevii
• Turbo replicatus
• 
  Turbo sandwicensis
  Hawaiianische Turbanschnecke
• 
  Turbo sarmaticus
  Südafrikanischer Turban
• Turbo saxosus
• Turbo scitulus
• 
  Turbo setosus
  Raue Turbanschnecke
• Turbo smithi
• Turbo sparverius
• Turbo squamiger
• Turbo stenogyrus
• 
  Turbo tuberculosus
  Tuberkel Turbanschnecke
• Turbo tursicus
• Turbo walteri
• Alle anzeigen

 

More related species
in this lexicon:

• 
  Turbo bruneus
  Braune Pazifische Turboschnecke, Zwerg Turbanschnecke

 

Author:

Meerwasser-Lexikon Team

Publisher:

Meerwasser-Lexikon.de

Created:

2025-09-05 19:24:32 

Last edit:

2025-09-05 19:45:50 

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