Laevistrombus turturella

Laevistrombus turturella
Five different views of a shell of an adult L. turturella: abapertural (upper left), right lateral (center), apertural (upper right), apical (lower left) and basal (lower right)
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Strombidae
Genus: Laevistrombus
Species:
L. turturella
Binomial name
Laevistrombus turturella
(Röding, 1798)
Synonyms
  • Lambis turturella Röding, 1798 (original combination)
  • Strombus isabella Lamarck, 1822

Laevistrombus turturella is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Strombidae (true conches). It is one of seven living species currently recognized as valid in its genus.

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