Laevistrombus

Laevistrombus
Temporal range:
Five different views of a shell of an adult Laevistrombus turturella: abapertural (upper left), right lateral (center), apertural (upper right), apical (lower left) and basal (lower right)
Five different views of a shell of an adult Laevistrombus canarium
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Superfamily: Stromboidea
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Laevistrombus
Abbott, 1960
Type species
Strombus canarium
Synonyms

Strombus (Laevistrombus) Abbott, 1960 (original rank)

Laevistrombus is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Strombidae, the true conchs.

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