Summary ²

Turbinella pyrum, common names the chank shell, sacred chank or chank, also known as the divine conch, sometimes referred to simply as a conch, is a species of very large sea snail with a gill and an operculum, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Turbinellidae. This species occurs in the Indian Ocean.

Local Name ³

(Tamil) : Saami Sangu, All Turbinella sp. are generally referred to as Kuzha;

• சாமி சங்கு

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