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Chank
''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 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 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] |
Shankha
A Shankha ( conch shell) has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. It is the shell of any suitable sea snail which had a hole made for the performer's embouchure. In Hindu history, the shankha is a sacred emblem of The Hindu preserver god Vishnu. It is still used as a trumpet in Hindu ritual, and in the past was used as a war trumpet. The shankha is praised in Hindu scriptures as a giver of fame, longevity and prosperity, the cleanser of sin and the abode of goddess Lakshmi, who is the goddess of prosperity and consort of Vishnu. The shankha is displayed in Hindu art in association with Vishnu. As a symbol of water, it is associated with female fertility and serpents (Nāgas). The shankha (representing the conch of the presiding deity of Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a part of the state emblem of the Indian state of Kerala. The symbol was derived from the erstwhile emblems of the Indian princely state of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Cochin. The shankha is one of the eight a ... [...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] |
Shankha
A Shankha ( conch shell) has religious ritual importance in Hinduism. It is the shell of any suitable sea snail which had a hole made for the performer's embouchure. In Hindu history, the shankha is a sacred emblem of The Hindu preserver god Vishnu. It is still used as a trumpet in Hindu ritual, and in the past was used as a war trumpet. The shankha is praised in Hindu scriptures as a giver of fame, longevity and prosperity, the cleanser of sin and the abode of goddess Lakshmi, who is the goddess of prosperity and consort of Vishnu. The shankha is displayed in Hindu art in association with Vishnu. As a symbol of water, it is associated with female fertility and serpents (Nāgas). The shankha (representing the conch of the presiding deity of Padmanabhaswamy Temple is a part of the state emblem of the Indian state of Kerala. The symbol was derived from the erstwhile emblems of the Indian princely state of Travancore, and the Kingdom of Cochin. The shankha is one of the eight a ... [...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] |
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] |
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] |
