Turbinella pyrum, Indian chank
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Turbinella pyrum   (Linnaeus, 1767)

Indian chank

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Classification / Names Common names | Synonyms | CoL | ITIS | WoRMS

Gastropoda | Neogastropoda | Turbinellidae

Environment: milieu / climate zone / depth range / distribution range Ecology

Benthic; depth range 6 - 27 m (Ref. 106775).  Tropical; 26°N - 5°N, 61°E - 83°E

Distribution Countries | FAO areas | Ecosystems | Occurrences | Introductions

Indian Ocean: Pakistan, India and Sri Lanka.

Length at first maturity / Size / Weight / Age

Maturity: Lm ?, range 12 - 14 cm

Biology     Glossary (e.g. epibenthic)

Found in shallow littoral zone (Ref. 106774). Gregarious. On sandy bottoms with mud and organic matter (Ref. 103878). Feeds on terebellid and eunicid polychaetes (Ref. 100729).

Life cycle and mating behavior Maturity | Reproduction | Spawning | Eggs | Fecundity | Larvae

This species is a non-broadcast spawner. Life cycle does not include trocophore stage.

Main reference References | Coordinator | Collaborators

Panda, D., P. Jawahar and V.K. Venkataramani 2011 Growth and mortality parameters of Turbinella pyrum (Linnaeus, 1758) exploited off Thoothukudi, south-east coast of India. Indian J. Fish. 58(2):29-33. (Ref. 103878)

IUCN Red List Status (Ref. 130435: Version 2025-1)

  Not Evaluated 

CITES status (Ref. 108899)

Not Evaluated

CMS (Ref. 116361)

Not Evaluated

Threat to humans

  Harmless

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Estimates based on models

Preferred temperature (Ref. 115969): 27.4 - 28.8, mean 28.5 (based on 128 cells).
Resilience (Ref. 69278): Medium, minimum population doubling time 1.4 - 4.4 years (K=0.27-0.33; tm=3).

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