Turbinella

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Turbinella
Turbinella laevigata.png
A live individual of Turbinella laevigata
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Superfamily: Turbinelloidea
Family: Turbinellidae
Subfamily: Turbinellinae
Genus: Turbinella
Lamarck, 1799 [1]
Type species
Voluta pyrum Linnaeus, 1767
Synonyms [2]
  • BuccinellaPerry, 1811
  • Turbinellus Lamarck, 1801 (invalid emendation of Turbinella, placed on Official Index by Opinion 489)
  • XancusRöding, 1798

Turbinella is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae. [2]

Contents

These species are sometimes known as "chanks" or "chank shells". One species in this genus is the sacred chank, Turbinella pyrum ; see "Shankha" for the cultural and religious use of the shell of that species.

Distribution

Species in this genus are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters.

Description

Most species have massive shells with three or four prominent columellar plicae.

The smooth shell is thick and obconic. The body whorl is large. The spire is obtuse. The apex is papillary. The aperture is oblong and narrow. The siphonal canal is long and straight. The columella sgows several strong transverse plaits in the middle. The outer lip is thin and simple. [3]

Species

Hindu priest blowing a trumpet made out of a large shell of Turbinella pyrum, in Tirupati, India Hindu priest blowing conch during punja.jpg
Hindu priest blowing a trumpet made out of a large shell of Turbinella pyrum , in Tirupati, India

Species within the genus Turbinella include:

Species brought into synonymy
Species inquirenda

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