Turbinella Angulata(210)
Price range: RM180.00 through RM880.00
: Muricoidea (RT210)
: Turbinellidae
: Turbinella Angulata ( Lightfoot 1786 )
Common Name: West Indian Chank
: Shallow, muddy water
Origin: Mexico
: 13cm (5in)
A solid, heavy shell with a very inflated body whorl, a short spire, and a long, broad siphonal canal. The shell is smooth or has low lumps at the shoulder and spiral ridges at the base of the body whorl. Underneath a thick periostracum, the shell is milk-white, often tinged pink. Indian chanks are sent to Bengal to be made into jewelry and ornaments.
Additional information
| size-in | 4 – 5in, 5 – 6in, 6 – 7in, 7 – 8in, 8 – 9in |
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