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Turbinella pyrum pyrum

(Linnaeus, C., 1758) Indian/Common/Great Rapa Chank Shell size 98 - 220 mm SE India; Sri Lanka
Taxonomic Information
ClassGASTROPODA ORTHOGASTROPODA
OrderNEOGASTROPODA
SuperFamilyMURICOIDEA
FamilyTURBINELLIDAE TURBINELLINAE
open bookPage/Plate
Encyclopedia of Marine Gastropodsp 348/6
The Shell Handbookp 154
Hamlyn Guide to Shells of the Worldp 218
Shells - Treasures of the Seap 301
Shell Encyclopediap 184
Collector's guide to Seashells of the Worldp 121/13
Compendium of Seashellsp 210/3.4
Eyewitness handbooks - Shellsp 169
Indian Shells, The Book ofp 82/1
Sea Snails of PondicherryFig. 160
Seashells of South East Asiap 70
NautilusVol. 88/1, p 1; 2
VisayaVol. 1/5, p 128
Synonyms
Buccinella coerulea Perry, G., 1811
Conchology (London)Pl. 27/4
Voluta pyriformis Perry, G., 1811
Conchology (London)Pl. 17/5
Turbinella rapa Lamarck, J.B.P.A. de, 1822 : W Sri Lanka (? Synonymy)
Shells - Treasures of the Seap 300
Catalog of the . . . Fasciolariidaep 171
cameraImage Acknowledgments
1 Bret K Raines
2 Guido Poppe
3 Jacksonville Shell Club
4 Guido Poppe
5 Eddie Hardy
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