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Chestnut turban

Turbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The chestnut turban (Turbo castanea) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the chestnut turban

Weight
Not recorded
Length
Not recorded
Lifespan
Not recorded
Main food
Not recorded
Habitat
Not recorded
Young per litter or clutch
Not recorded
Conservation status
Not recorded
Countries on record
Not recorded

Where does the chestnut turban live?

Not recorded

Is the chestnut turban endangered?

No conservation assessment is recorded for this species in our sources. That is not the same as being safe: it has not been matched to an assessment.

How is the chestnut turban classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusTurbo
  7. SpeciesTurbo castanea Gmelin, 1791

Synonyms Aorotrema erraticum, Turbo castanea crenulatus, Turbo castanea f. crenulata, Turbo castanea f. moltkiana, Turbo castaneus, Turbo castaneus muricatus, Turbo castaneus var. crenulatus, Turbo castaneus versicolor, Turbo crenulatus, Turbo granulatus, Turbo hippocastanum, Turbo moltkianus, Turbo muricatus, Turbo versicolor, Turbo virens

Other names and names in other languages (5)
  • Orange cat eye snailEnglish
  • Kastanien-TurbanschneckeGerman
  • クリイロサザエJapanese
  • Turbo-castanhoPortuguese
  • turbo gaštanovýSlovak

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the chestnut turban

Other species in the same genus Turbo.

Green snail

Turbo marmoratus

TurbinidaeNo free photo yet

Alikreukel

Turbo sarmaticus

TurbinidaeNo free photo yet

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the chestnut turban?

The chestnut turban (Turbo castanea) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Chestnut turban (Turbo castanea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-turban

MLA

“Chestnut turban (Turbo castanea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-turban.

BibTeX
@misc{chestnut_turban_2026,
  title = {Chestnut turban (Turbo castanea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/chestnut-turban},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}