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Rough turbo

Bolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Status not recordedsnails and slugs

The rough turbo (Bolma rugosa) is a species in the family Turbinidae, order Trochida.

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Quick facts about the rough turbo

Weight
Not recorded
Length
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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 rough turbo live?

Not recorded

Is the rough turbo 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 rough turbo classified?

  1. kingdomAnimalia
  2. phylumMollusca
  3. classGastropoda
  4. orderTrochida
  5. familyTurbinidae
  6. genusBolma
  7. SpeciesBolma rugosa (Linnaeus, 1767)

Synonyms Astraea rugosa, Astralium rugosa, Astralium rugosum, Cidaris plicata, Cidaris vablii, Cochlea coelata, Solarium calcar, Trochus solaris, Turbo armatus, Turbo rugosus, Turbo rugosus var. asdiucus, Turbo rugosus var. asus, Turbo rugosus var. perus

Other names and names in other languages (19)
  • Rough star shellEnglish
  • Rough starshellEnglish
  • Spiny topsnailEnglish
  • bígaru engurriáuAsturian
  • Caragol de les Pedres de Santa LluciaCatalan
  • donka dalmatskáCzech
  • StachelschneckeGerman
  • ΣτρόβιλοςGreek
  • Astrée rugueuseFrench
  • AstreaItalian
  • セイヨウハリサザエJapanese
  • Europese tulbandDutch
  • Морщинистая астреяRussian
  • bolma dalmátskaSlovak
  • Kestane Turban SalyangozuTurkish
  • Rote TurbanschneckeGerman
  • Roter RunzelsternGerman
  • Μάτι της ΠαναγιάςGreek
  • Occhio di Santa LuciaItalian

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Relatives of the rough turbo

Other species in the same genus Bolma.

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Common questions

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What kind of animal is the rough turbo?

The rough turbo (Bolma rugosa) belongs to the family Turbinidae in the order Trochida.

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

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APA

CreatureData. (2026). Rough turbo (Bolma rugosa). Retrieved from https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-turbo

MLA

“Rough turbo (Bolma rugosa).” CreatureData, 2026, https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-turbo.

BibTeX
@misc{rough_turbo_2026,
  title = {Rough turbo (Bolma rugosa)},
  author = {{CreatureData}},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://creaturedata.com/animals/rough-turbo},
  note = {Data as of 2026-11-14}
}