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Turbinella
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Wheeleri
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum (gastropod), operculum, marine (ocean), marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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 columella (gastropod), columellar plicae. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * ''Turbinella angulata'' (John Lightfoot (biologist), Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Turbinella fusus'' George Brettingham Sowerby I, Sowerby, 1825 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Regina
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Rapa
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Ponderosa
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Laffertyi
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Fusus
''Turbinella'' is a genus of very large sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinella Lamarck, 1799. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=204588 on 2011-04-27 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. Species Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * '' Turbinella angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * '' Turbinella fusus'' Sowerby, 1825 * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Laevigata
''Turbinella laevigata'', common name the Brazilian chank, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1838. In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, S.; Rosenberg, G. (2010) World Marine Mollusca database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=533539 on 2011-04-03 Subspecies There are two subspecies of this species: * ''Turbinella laevigata laevigata'' Anton, 1838 * ''Turbinella laevigata rianae'' Delsaerdt, 1986 (synonym : ''Turbinella rianae'' Delsaerdt, 1987) Description The shell of this species is thick and heavy, and can grow as large as 200 mm in length. Distribution This species is found in Brazil. Life cycle The spawn of ''Turbinella laevigata'' has 240 eggs in every capsule; each capsule contains a high number of nurse eggs.Matthews-Cascon H., Ro ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Pyrum
''Turbinella pyrum'', common names the chank shell, sacred chank or chank, also known as the divine conch, sometimes referred to simply as a conch, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean. The name "chank" for the shell of this species is derived from the Indian word ''shankha'', the divine conch. The old generic name was ''Xancus''. The Dutch used to call them ''chianco''. Distribution This species is found mainly in the Indian Ocean. Description The shell of this species is massive, with three or four prominent columellar plicae. It is usually pure white under a heavy brown periostracum, but it can also be a pale apricot color. It can sometimes be dotted with dark brown. Shells of the lightning whelk (''Sinistrofulgur sp.''), a normally left-handed western Atlantic Ocean genus, are sometimes sold in imitation of the rare left-handed shells of t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinella Angulata
''Turbinella angulata'', common name the West Indian chank shell or Lamp Shell, is a species of very large tropical sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. The name "chank" for the shell of this species is derived from the word shankha, the divine conch or sacred conch, ''Turbinella pyrum'', a closely related species from the Indian Ocean. Synonyms * ''Xancus angulata'' (Lightfoot, 1786) * ''Voluta angulata'' Lightfoot, 1786 * ''Murex scolymus'' Gmelin, 1791 * ''Mazza scolymus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Turbinellus scolymus'' (Gmelin, 1791) * ''Fusus cynara'' Röding, 1798 * ''Fasciolaria cardoscolym'' G. Fischer, 1807 * ''Tubularia clavata'' Esper, 1830 Distribution This species is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean from the Florida Keys and the Bahamas south to Cuba, the Dominican Republic, Jamaica and Haiti, and on the Caribbean coast of Mexico, Belize, Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama and Colombia Colombi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinellidae
Turbinellidae are a family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the clade Neogastropoda. Members of this family are predators. Distribution Species in this family are found worldwide, mostly in tropical shallow waters but some in deep waters. Subfamilies * sub-family Columbariinae Tomlin, 1928 ** genus ''Columbarium'' Martens, 1881 ** genus '' Coluzea'' Finlay, 1926 ** genus '' Fulgurofusus'' Grabau, 1904 ** genus '' Fustifusus'' Harasewych, 1991 ** genus ''Peristarium'' Bayer, 1971 * sub-family Tudiclinae Cossmann, 1901 ** genus '' Tudicla'' Röding, 1798 * sub-family Turbinellinae Swainson, 1835 ** genus ''Cryptofusus'' Beu, 2011 ** genus ''Syrinx'' Röding, 1798 ** genus ''Turbinella'' Lamarck, 1799 * sub-family Vasinae H. Adams & A. Adams, 1853 (1840) ** genus ''Altivasum'' Hedley, 1914 ** genus ''Enigmavasum'' Poppe & Tagaro, 2005 ** genus '' Pisanella'' Koenen, 1865 ** genus ''Tudivasum'' Rosenberg & Petit, 1987 ** genus ''Vasum'' Röding, 1798 * genus '' Pisanel ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Peristernia Chlorostoma
''Peristernia chlorostoma'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description The length of the shell attains 20.5 mm. Distribution This marine species occurs Hawaii, the Philippines, Cook Islands, Midway, the Mariana Islands and New Caledonia ) , anthem = "" , image_map = New Caledonia on the globe (small islands magnified) (Polynesia centered).svg , map_alt = Location of New Caledonia , map_caption = Location of New Caledonia , mapsize = 290px , subdivision_type = Sovereign st .... References * Dautzenberg P. (1929). Contribution à l'étude de la faune de Madagascar: Mollusca marina testacea. Faune des colonies françaises, 3(4): 321-636, pls 4-7. Société d'Editions géographiques, maritimes et coloniales, Paris * Severns, M. (2011). Shells of the Hawaiian Islands - The Sea Shells. Conchbooks, Hackenheim. 564 pp. External links Sowerby I, G. B. (1825). A cata ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Turbinellinae
Turbinellinae are a subfamily of large deepwater sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Turbinellinae. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=23135 on 2011-04-27 This subfamily is in the family Turbinellidae within the clade Neogastropoda (according to the taxonomy of the Gastropoda by Bouchet & Rocroi, 2005). This is a small subfamily with only three genera and some 10 extant species described. Distribution Species of this subfamily can be found in the Indian Ocean and in the Caribbean. The species '' Syrinx aruanus'' (Linnaeus, 1758), the largest living gastropod, is distributed along the coasts of Western and Northern Australia to Papua New Guinea. Description Species in this family have thick-shelled, fusiform shells with conical-shaped whorls. The large body whorl ends in a long siphonal canal. The columella Lucius Junius Moderatus Columella ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
