Turbo Bruneus(46)

Turbo Bruneus-This large turban snail is sometimes seen on our rocky shores. It is also sometimes called the Brown turban snail and sometimes spelt as Brown Pacific Turban shells.

Features: 3-5cm. Shell thick with spiral cords which feel rough as they have tiny scales. Chalky operculum is hemi-spherical with many tiny bumps, dark green with greyish and white margins. Body with brown mottles, a pair of slender tentacles.

Sometimes confused with the Top shell snail (Family Trochidae) has a more pyramidal shell and a thin operculum made of a horn-like material. While the turban shell snail has a shell with more distinct whorls and a thick, chalky operculum.