Kingdom Animalia Class Gastropoda Family Turbinellidae Scientific name Turbinella laevigata | Phylum Mollusca Superfamily Muricoidea Subfamily Turbinellinae Rank Species | |
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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.
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Subspecies
There are two subspecies of this species:
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
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