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Moon turban

Lunella cinerea (Born, 1778)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The moon turban (Lunella cinerea) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the moon 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 moon turban live?

Not recorded

Is the moon 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 moon turban classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusLunella
  7. SpeciesLunella cinerea (Born, 1778)

Synonyms Lunella picta, Turbo cinereus, Turbo lugubris, Turbo picta, Turbo porcatus, Turbo porphyrites, Turbo versicolor

Other names and names in other languages (4)
  • Smooth moon turbanEnglish
  • オオベソスガイJapanese
  • หอยตาวัวเรียบThai
  • 美珠螺Chinese

Catalogue of Life

Relatives of the moon turban

Other species in the same genus Lunella.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the moon turban?

The moon turban (Lunella cinerea) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

Sources and how to cite this page

Data as of 2026-11-14. How this page is put together.

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Moon turban (Lunella cinerea). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/moon-turban

MLA

“Moon turban (Lunella cinerea).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/moon-turban.

BibTeX
@misc{moon_turban_2026,
  title = {Moon turban (Lunella cinerea)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/moon-turban},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}