Megastraea undosa, common name the wavy turban snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[2] This species is native to the coast of California.[3]
This species occurs in the eastern Pacific Ocean from California, USA to Central Baja California, Mexico.
One of the largest gastropod shells found on the Southern California coast, this species varies between 40 mm and 145 mm. The shell lacks an umbilicus, and has a turbinate-conical shape. Like other shells of the family turbinidae it is composed of a thick inner nacreous layer, covered by a thinner porcellanous layer. In this species both are covered by a dark brown shaggy periostracum in life. The periphery of the shell forms a twisted ridge at the outer edge of each whorl. Each whorl also has regular, coarsely sculpted rows of fine knobs and folds. The base is marked with several spiral cords concentric to the arcuated columella which has a pearly groove. The unusual operculum has four strong ridges on its outer side decorated with hard shelly bristles that radiate in a curvilinear fashion from its pointed edge.[4][5]
This large snail inhabits rocky shores in shallow waters, generally protected areas below the low tide level.
An old empty shell of Megastraea undosa, wedged under a rock and covered in the pink coralline alga Lithothamnion, which has cemented it to the subtrate. Megastraea undosa, common name the wavy turban snail, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails. This species is native to the coast of California.
Megastraea undosa is een slakkensoort uit de familie van de Turbinidae.[1] De wetenschappelijke naam van de soort is voor het eerst geldig gepubliceerd in 1828 door W. Wood.
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Megastraea undosa là một loài ốc biển lớn, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển thuộc họ Turbinidae, họ ốc xà cừ. Chúng là loài bản địa ở bờ biển của California[3].
Bài viết liên quan đến họ Ốc xà cừ (Turbinidae) này vẫn còn sơ khai. Bạn có thể giúp Wikipedia bằng cách mở rộng nội dung để bài được hoàn chỉnh hơn. Megastraea undosa là một loài ốc biển lớn, là động vật thân mềm chân bụng sống ở biển thuộc họ Turbinidae, họ ốc xà cừ. Chúng là loài bản địa ở bờ biển của California.
