Florent's Guide To The

South Florida Reefs

West Indian Chank
Turbinella angulata
West Indian Chank
Category: Chank Shells
Scientific Name: Turbinella angulata
Size: Up to 15in, (37 cm)  
Depth: 3-150 ft. (1-45 m)
Distribution: Caribbean, Bahamas, Florida Keys
Mollusca (Phylum)
└Gastropoda (Class)
 └Caenogastropoda (Subclass)
  └Neogastropoda (Order)
   └Turbinellidae (Family)
    └Turbinellinae (Subfamily)
     └Turbinella (Genus)

Gastropods
Chank Shells

West Indian Chank



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