Turbinella laevigata

Turbinella laevigata
A live individual of Turbinella laevigata in situ
Two views of a shell of Turbinella laevigata
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Caenogastropoda
Order: Neogastropoda
Family: Turbinellidae
Genus: Turbinella
Species:
T. laevigata
Binomial name
Turbinella laevigata
Anton, 1838
Synonyms
  • Xancus laevigata (Anton, 1838)
  • Turbinella ovoidea Kiener, 1840
  • Xancus ovoidea (Kiener, 1840)
  • Turbinella rianae Delsaerdt, 1987

Turbinella laevigata, common name the Brazilian chank, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the subfamily Turbinellinae of the family Turbinellidae.