Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian turban (Fossil)
Turbinidae (Turban family)
Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands
Common to fairly common live; good specimens are uncommon as fossils, because often the spire is broken off--which is the case with these specimens.
Kalaeloa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA
Specimens found in the early 1990's
The specimen on the right has an intact operculum, sometimes called "Cat's eye"
Turbo sandwicensis
Hawaiian turban (Fossil)
Turbinidae (Turban family)
Indigenous to the Hawaiian Islands
Common to fairly common live; good specimens are uncommon as fossils, because often the spire is broken off--which is the case with these specimens.
Kalaeloa, Oʻahu, Hawaiʻi, USA
Specimens found in the early 1990's
The specimen on the right has an intact operculum, sometimes called "Cat's eye"