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Stromboidea


Original Description of Lambis turturella by Röding, 1798, p. 65:

  • "Das Turteltäubchen."

Röding, 1798 cited

  • Gmel. Stromb. canarium. sp. 24
  • Martini 3. t. 79. f. 817.

Synonymy and History

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798: 65) (Lambis)

  • Syn.: Strombus isabella Lamarck, 1822: 207

1777

in Martini, 1777, pl. 79, fig. 817

1791

Gmelin, 1791, p. 3517, Strombus canarium (sp. 24)

1822

Original Description of Strombus isabella by Lamarck, 1822, p. 207:

  • "St. testa ovato-oblonga, dorso laeviuscula, basi striata, albida aut pallide fulva; spira exserta: anfractibus valde convexis; apertura intus alba, extus aureo tincta; labro anterius sinu distincto."

1843

Strombus isabella in Kiener, 1843, Pl. ?, fig. 2

1844

Strombus canarium in Duclos, 1844, pl. 7, fig. 7, 8

Strombus isabella in Duclos, 1844, pl. 27, fig. 4, 5

1851

Strombus isabella in Reeve, 1851, Strombus, pl. 18, fig. 51

1899

Martin, 1899 described

Strombus isabella var. thersites Martin, 1899

Strombus isabella var. thersites Martin, 1899, pl. XXX, fig. 423, 424, 425


Specimens from private collections

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Kaohsiung, Taiwan; taken on rather slightly muddy sand at 15 - 20 m, dredged by commercial fishery; 73,9 mm; 1994; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Northeast coast of Taiwan; on muddy ground; 56,8 mm; 1999; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); freak; Nha Trang, Khánh Hòa Province, Vietnam; 83 mm; Coll. Cu Dieu

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Manilla Bay, Philippines; trawled st 60 ft.; 54,9 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Philippines Islands; t: 112 mm, b: 108 mm; Coll. Christian Börnke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Philippines; 62 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Philippines; 52 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Surigao, Philippines; on sandy reef in 6 ft.; 61,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Bohol Island, Philippines; taken from fishermen; 87 mm; 2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Mindonoro, Philippines; trawled at 15-20 m; 48,7 mm; 2007; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Mindonoro, Philippines; trawled at 15-20 m; 52,3 mm; 2007; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Dumaguete, Negros Island, Negros Oriental Province, Negros Island Region, Philippines; 63 mm; Coll. Roland Hoffmann

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Protoconch; Philippines, Camotes Islands, Pilar Island, Southern tip of the Island; In clear white sand; Coll. Klaus Bandel

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Sattihip, Chonburi Province, Thailand; 15 ft in sand & rubble; t: 64 mm, b: 62,5 mm; 1974; Coll. Paul Merrill

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Phuket, Thailand; t: 45,2 mm, m: 45,3 mm, b: 44,4 mm; 2015; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Krabi, Krabi Province, Thailand, Andaman Sea; black parietal and outer lip edge; 2007; Coll. Gijs Kronenberg no. 6322

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Ubin Island (Pulau Ubin), Northeast of Singapore, Southeast Asia; taken on muddy sand during very low Tide; 60,5 mm; 9/2001; Coll. Paul Merrill

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Singapore; 55,8 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Bangka Island, Sumatra, Indonesia; 88,4 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Lembar, Lombok Island, Indonesia; 62,3 mm; 1995; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Pantai Bungus, 40 km south of Padang, West Sumatra, Indonesia; offshore in the bay, sandy muddy bottom, collected by local fisherman with hand pulled net; 80,9 mm; 2010; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Singaraja, Bali Island, Indonesia; shallow water, sandy rubble bottom at 2-4 m, by local fishermen; 62,0 mm; 2005; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Lovinabeach, Bali Island, Indonesia; shallow water, mud; 96 mm; 1998; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Kota Kinabalu, Borneo, Malaysia; 74,3 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); Kimbe plantatio, north coast of New Britain, Papua New Guinea; collected by local people on mud at low tide, near mangroves; t: 57,9 mm, m: 54,8 mm, b: 52,5 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke


The following might be fossil Laevistrombus turturella:

Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798); upper Pliocene; "Solo River", Sangiran, Java, Indonesia; Coll. Elmar Mai

  1. 47,9 mm
  2. 41,6 mm

Laevistrombus aff. turturella (Röding, 1798); Calitoban, Philippines; from fishermen; 52 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke


Living specimens

Laevistrombus turturella; Singapore; photo James Koh


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