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Gastropoda: Neogastropoda: Volutoidea: Turbinellidae

Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1838


Range: 6.4°N to 21°S; 55°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 2 to 60 m (live 49 to 49 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 200  mm

Synonymy

Turbinella laevigata Anton, 1838
Xancus laevigata (Anton, 1838) 
Turbinella ovoidea Kiener, 1840
Xancus ovoidea (Kiener, 1840) 
Turbinella rianae Delsaerdt, 1987

Details


Turbinella (Turbinella) laevigata Anton, 1838, p. 71
[Basis of the current name]
Type Locality: Not stated
Range: 6.4°N to 21°S; 55°W to 34.9°W
Depth: 2 to 60 m (live 49 m)
Maximum Reported Size: 200 mm
Distribution: Surinam, Brazil: Amapa, Maranhao, Ceara, Rio Grande do Norte, Pernambuco, Alagoas, Bahia, Abrolhos Islands, Espirito Santo
References: Bayer (1971) l; Altena (1975) dNW; Mello & Perrier (1986) dE
Combining Genera:  Xancus

Turbinella ovoïdea Kiener, 1840c, p. [Kiener 1941d, pp. 7-8], pl. 17, fig. 1
[Synonym]
Type Locality: l'océan Atlantique austral, les côtes de Bahia
Maximum Reported Size: 108 mm
Distribution: Brazil: Bahia
References: Kiener (1841d) M; Abbott (1950b) s
Combining Genera:  Xancus

Turbinella laevigata rianae Delsaerdt, 1987
[Synonym]
Type Locality: "off the coast of Guyana-Surinam"
Range: 6°N to 8°N; 54°W to 60°W
Maximum Reported Size: 151 mm
References: Delsaerdt (1987) NSEWM


Partial List of References

Anton, H. E. 1838. Verzeichniss der Conchylien  xvi + 110 pp. [Stated date: 09 Oct 1838.]
Delsaerdt, A. 1987. A new subspecies of Turbinella laevigata Gloria Maris 26 1-7. [Stated date: -- Feb 1987.]
Kiener, L. C. 1840. Genre Turbinelle. (Turbinella, Lam.) Spécies Général et Iconographie des Coquilles Vivantes 6 21 pls.

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