Turbo sazae
Turbo sazae is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Turbinidae, the turban snails.[1] It had long been confused with Turbo cornutus and with Turbo japonicus before Fukuda (2017) pointed it out,[2] even though being a popular edible shellfish in Japan.
| Turbo sazae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Vetigastropoda |
| Order: | Trochida |
| Superfamily: | Trochoidea |
| Family: | Turbinidae |
| Genus: | Turbo |
| Species: | T. sazae |
| Binomial name | |
| Turbo sazae Fukuda, 2017 | |
| Synonyms[1] | |
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Turbo (Batillus) sazae Fukuda, 2017 | |
Distribution
This species occurs in South Korea and Japan.[1]
Consumption
"Sazae" for consumption in Japan.
Turbo sazae is enjoyed as a delicacy in Japan, where it is known as "sazae (サザエ)". After cooking, the corkscrew-like animal can be drawn out of its shell using its hard operculum, or hard, rocky lid, to which it is firmly attached. The operculum is not edible, and must be discarded along with the animal's shell after eating.
References
- MolluscaBase (2018). Turbo sazae Fukuda, 2017. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=994353 on 2018-12-28
- Fukuda, Hiroshi (16 May 2017). "Nomenclature of the horned turbans previously known as Turbo cornutus [Lightfoot], 1786 and Turbo chinensis Ozawa & Tomida, 1995 (Vetigastropoda: Trochoidea: Turbinidae) from China, Japan and Korea". Molluscan Research. 37 (4): 268–281. doi:10.1080/13235818.2017.1314741. S2CID 90591196.
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