''Turbinella'' is a

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of very large sea snails with an operculum,

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gastropod

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s in the subfamily

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 ...

of the family

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 ...

.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 ''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 ...

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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 Vi ...

" for the cultural and religious use of the shell of that species.

Distribution

Species in this genus are found worldwide, mostly in

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shallow waters.

Description

Most species have massive shells with three or four prominent

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plicae.

Species

Species within the genus ''Turbinella'' include: * ''

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 shel ...

'' ( Lightfoot, 1786) * ''

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 Mar ...

'' Sowerby, 1825
* ''

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). Turbinel ...

'' Anton, 1838 * '' Turbinella laffertyi'' Kilburn, 1975 * ''

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 Marin ...

'' ( Lightfoot, 1786) * ''

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1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of ''Systema Naturae'', the starting point of modern zoological ...

- the sacred chank or

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 Vi ...

* ''

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 Marin ...

Lamarck Jean-Baptiste Pierre Antoine de Monet, chevalier de Lamarck (1 August 1744 – 18 December 1829), often known simply as Lamarck (; ), was a French naturalist, biologist, academic, and soldier. He was an early proponent of the idea that biolog ...

, 1816 * †''

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 Marin ...

'' Heilprin, 1886
* ''

Turbinella wheeleri ''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 ...

'' Petuch, 1994
;Species brought into synonymy : * ''Turbinella armata'' Broderip, 1833: synonym of ''

Vasum armatum ''Vasum'', common name the vase snails or vase shells, is a genus of mostly rather large predatory sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks within the family Turbinellidae.Bouchet, P. (2011). Vasum Röding, 1798. Accessed through: World Register ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''Turbinella armigera'' Lesson, 1842 : synonym of ''

Reishia armigera ''Mancinella armigera'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk, in the family Muricidae, the murex snails or rock snails.MolluscaBase (2018). ''Mancinella armigera'' Link, 1807. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Link, 1807) * ''Turbinella cassiformis'' Kiener, 1840: synonym of ''

Vasum cassiforme ''Vasum cassiforme'', common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. Distribution ''Vasum cassiforme'' lives in the southeastern and northeastern littoral of Br ...

'' (Kiener, 1840) * ''Turbinella cornigera'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Vasum turbinellus ''Vasum turbinellus'' is a species of gastropods belonging to the family Turbinellidae. The species is found in Western Africa, Indian Ocean, Malesia, Australia. References Turbinellidae {{Improve categories, date=February 2022 ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Turbinella crenulata'' Kiener, 1840: synonym of '' Peristernia chlorostoma'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Turbinella globulus'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of ''

Vasum globulus ''Vasum globulus'' is a rare species of medium-sized predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae, subfamily Vasinae, the vase snails.Rosenberg, G. (2010). Vasum globulus (Lamarck, 1816). In: Bouchet, P.; Gofas, ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Turbinella leucozonalis'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Leucozonia leucozonalis ''Leucozonia leucozonalis'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea sna ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Turbinella mitis'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Vasum capitellum ''Vasum capitellum'', common name the helmet vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum capitellum (Linnaeus, 1758). Accessed through: ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Turbinella nuttingi'' Henderson, 1919: synonym of ''

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Turbinella pugillaris'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Vasum muricatum ''Vasum muricatum'', common name the Caribbean vase, is a species of medium to large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum muricatum (Born, 1778). Accessed through: Wor ...

'' (Born, 1778) * ''Turbinella tuberculata'' Broderip, 1833 : synonym of ''

Leucozonia tuberculata ''Leucozonia tuberculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snai ...

'' (Broderip, 1833) * ''Turbinella tubifera'' Anton, 1838: synonym of ''

Vasum tubiferum ''Vasum tubiferum'' is a species of large predatory sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk within the family Turbinellidae.MolluscaBase eds. (2023). MolluscaBase. Vasum tubiferum (Anton, 1838). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species ...

'' (Anton, 1838) * ''Turbinella variolaris'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) ;Species inquirenda: * ''Turbinella tuberculata'' Anton, 1838 (species inquirenda, Invalid: junior homonym of Turbinella tuberculata Broderip, 1833)

References

External links

Lamarck, J.B.M. (1799). Prodrome d'une nouvelle classification des coquilles, comprenant une rédaction appropriée des caractères géneriques, et l'établissement d'un grand nombre de genres nouveaux. Mémoires de la Société d'Histoire Naturelle de Paris. 1: 63-91

Perry, G. (1811). Conchology, or the natural history of shells: containing a new arrangement of the genera and species, illustrated by coloured engravings executed from the natural specimens, and including the latest discoveries. 4 pp., 61 plates. London.

Lamarck, J. B. (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres, ou tableau général des classes, des ordres et des genres de ces animaux; Présentant leurs caractères essentiels et leur distribution, d'apres la considération de leurs rapports naturels et de leur organisation, et suivant l'arrangement établi dans les galeries du Muséum d'Histoire Naturelle, parmi leurs dépouilles conservées; Précédé du discours d'ouverture du Cours de Zoologie, donné dans le Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle l'an 8 de la République. Published by the author and Deterville, Paris: viii + 432 pp.

Röding, P. F. (1798). Museum Boltenianum sive Catalogus cimeliorum e tribus regnis naturæ quæ olim collegerat Joa. Fried Bolten, M. D. p. d. per XL. annos proto physicus Hamburgensis. Pars secunda continens Conchylia sive Testacea univalvia, bivalvia & multivalvia. Trapp, Hamburg. viii, 199 pp
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