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 |