Species / Laevistrombus Turturella
Stromboidea
Original Description of Lambis turturella by Röding, 1798, p. 65:
Röding, 1798 cited
Synonymy and History Laevistrombus turturella (Röding, 1798: 65) (Lambis)
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:
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
Laevistrombus aff. turturella (Röding, 1798); Calitoban, Philippines; from fishermen; 52 mm; Coll. Ulrich Wieneke Living specimens Laevistrombus turturella; Singapore; photo James Koh |