Laevistrombus turturella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae (true conches).[1] It is one of seven living species currently recognized as valid in its genus.[2]
| Laevistrombus turturella | |
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| Five different views of a shell of an adult L. turturella: abapertural (upper left), right lateral (center), apertural (upper right), apical (lower left) and basal (lower right) | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Strombidae |
| Genus: | Laevistrombus |
| Species: | L. turturella
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| Binomial name | |
| Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798)
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| Synonyms[1] | |
Distribution edit
Philippines area.
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Taxonomy edit
There is some disagreement in the literature as to whether or not this taxon and the similar-looking Laevistrombus canarium are actually separate species. Man In 'T Veld & Turck (1998) considered that L. canarium and L. turturella are distinct (yet sympatric) species, based mainly on the shell morphology and a radula comparison.[3] However, when Cob et. al. reviewed a number of Strombus species in 2009, examining both shell characters and anatomical data including details of the genitalia, operculum and radula, he concluded that L. turturella was simply a morphotype, and therefore a synonym of L. canarium.[4] In 2019, Maxwell et al. examined the early teleoconch (upper post-larval shell spiral) morphology of specimens of Laevistrombus species; they treated L. turturella as a valid species, and elevated several names synonymized with L. canarium or L. turturella to full species status.[5]
References edit
- ^ a b Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798). WoRMS (2013). Laevistrombus turturella. Accessed through the World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=565670 on 9 January 2013 .
- ^ Laevistrombus Abbot, 1960. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species.
- ^ Man In 'T Veld, L. A.; De Turck, K. (1998). "Contributions to the knowledge of Strombacea. 6. A revision of the subgenus LaevistrombusKira, 1955 including the description of a new species from the New Hebrides". Gloria Maris. 36 (5–6): 73–107.
- ^ Cob, Z. C.; Arshad, A; Bujang, J. S.; Ghaffar, M. A. (2009). "Species description and distribution of Strombus (Mollusca: Strombidae) in Johor Straits and its surrounding areas" (PDF). Sains Malaysiana. 38 (1): 39–46. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-07-22.
- ^ Maxwell, S. J.; Dekkers, A. M.; Rymer, T. L.; Congdon, B. C. (2019). "Laevistrombus Abbott 1960 (Gastropoda: Strombidae):Indian and southwest Pacific species". Zootaxa. 4555 (4): 491–506. doi:10.11646/zootaxa.4555.4.2. PMID 30790932. S2CID 73456300. Retrieved 21 February 2023.