Kalpana Kalpana (Editor)

Turbinella laevigata

Updated on
Edit
Like
Comment
Share on FacebookTweet on TwitterShare on LinkedInShare on Reddit
Kingdom
  
Animalia

Class
  
Gastropoda

Family
  
Turbinellidae

Scientific name
  
Turbinella laevigata

Phylum
  
Mollusca

Superfamily
  
Muricoidea

Subfamily
  
Turbinellinae

Rank
  
Species

Turbinella laevigata httpsuploadwikimediaorgwikipediacommonsthu

Similar
  
Vasum cassiforme, Turbinella, Vasum muricatum, Turbinellidae, Vasum ceramicum

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.

Contents

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.

    Human use

    Turbinella laevigata is used as a zootherapeutical product. It is used as a treatment for sexual impotence in traditional Brazilian medicine in the northeast of Brazil.

    References

    Turbinella laevigata Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA


    Similar Topics