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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 world-wide, 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 G. B. Sowerby I, 1825 [1]
Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1838
Turbinella laffertyi Kilburn, 1975
Turbinella ponderosa (Lightfoot, 1786)
Turbinella pyrum Linnaeus, 1758 - the sacred chank or shankha
Turbinella rapa Lamarck, 1816
Turbinella regina Heilprin, 1886 [2]
† Turbinella wheeleri Petuch, 1994 [3]
Species brought into synonymy
Turbinella armata Broderip, 1833: synonym of Vasum armatum (Broderip, 1833)
