MBI Species Classification Request

General

Name:

Matt Pedersen ( mpedersen )

Status:

Completed

Date:

01/12/2011

Classification Type:

New

Challenge

Species:

Turbo sandwicensis

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Spawn Mode:

N/A

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If Challenging Existing Classification
Reasons Species Should be Reclassified:

If Requesting New Classification
Research or Links to information on Species:	This is the Hawaiian Turbo Snail. Indo Pacific Sea Farms sells them as part of their 100% Captive Bred cleanup crews - http://www.ipsf.com/reeftanktuneup.html Additionally, Aloha Corals is now selling them as CB as well. http://alohacorals.com/mahalo/product.php?id_product=189 Based on conversations with Aloha Corals, they supposedly do nothing special at all to rear this species. The "hands off" rearing method suggests that this is probably a direct development species, and therefor probably a Class A species. The bulk of the work may be simply documenting the life cycle, and that's it.

If Requesting New Classification

Research or Links to information on Species:

This is the Hawaiian Turbo Snail. Indo Pacific Sea Farms sells them as part of their 100% Captive Bred cleanup crews - http://www.ipsf.com/reeftanktuneup.html

Additionally, Aloha Corals is now selling them as CB as well. http://alohacorals.com/mahalo/product.php?id_product=189

Based on conversations with Aloha Corals, they supposedly do nothing special at all to rear this species. The "hands off" rearing method suggests that this is probably a direct development species, and therefor probably a Class A species. The bulk of the work may be simply documenting the life cycle, and that's it.

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