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Created 9/29/2026

Family Turbinidae

INDO-WEST PACIFIC

Turbo marmoratus


Mo'orea, French Polynesia

  

GREAT GREEN TURBAN

Formerly common in surge channels beyond the surf zone, it is an important food source and the shell is used for various products including mother-of-pearl.  The operculum is a heavy hemisperical disc.  Attains 9.5 inches, 241 mm.  East Africa to Japan and Fiji, and intentionally introduced from Vanuatu to French Polynesia.