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A colored drawing of a shell of Titanostrombus galeatus from Kiener, 1843. The shell of Titanostrombus galeatus is large (maximum size 23 cm (8.97 inches), common to 14 cm (5.46 inches)), [4] very thick and heavy. It has an oblong outline, with a short pointed spire that lacks spines and nodules and is
In English, the shell of this species is known as the "divine conch" or the "sacred chank". It may also be simply called a "chank" or conch. There are two forms of the shanka: a more common form that is "right-turning" or dextral in pattern, and a very rarely encountered form of reverse coiling or "left-turning" or sinistral. [9]
Conch shells are sometimes used as decoration, as decorative planters, and in cameo making. [19] [20] In the Aztec culture, the conch played an important role in rituals, war, art, music, mythology, festivals, and even the calendar. [21] In India, some artisans make souvenirs, deity idols and other crafts by carving natural conch shells by ...
Macrostormbus costatus dorsal view of adult shell. Colored drawing of a Aliger costatus from Kiener, 1843. Macrostrombus costatus, formerly known as Strombus costatus and Lobatus costatus, or commonly known as the milk conch, is a species of large sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Strombidae, the true conchs. [2]
A drawing depicting the shell of Lobatus raninus from Index Testarum Conchyliorum (1742).. The maximum recorded shell length is 121 mm [2] or up to 130 mm. [3] Like other species in the same genus, Lobatus raninus has a robust, somewhat heavy and solid shell, with a distinct stromboid notch.
Śaṅkha Auspicious symbol – conch Rewalsar. The right-turning white conch shell (Sanskrit: śaṅkha; Tibetan: དུང་དཀར་གཡས་འཁྱིལ་, THL: dungkar yénkhyil) represents the beautiful, deep, melodious, interpenetrating and pervasive sound of the dharma, which awakens disciples from the deep slumber of ignorance and urges them to accomplish their own welfare ...
The coat of arms of the Turks and Caicos Islands are blazoned as follows: [8]. Or in chief a Queen Conch Shell and a Spiny Lobster and in base a Turk's Head Cactus proper; and for the Crest: On a Wreath Or and Azure, On a Mount Vert a Pelican between two Sisal Plants proper; and for Supporters: On either side a Flamingo proper.
Noticeable is the complete absence of a flared outer lip; juvenile shells have a simple sharp lip, which gives the shell a conical or biconic outline. In Florida , juvenile queen conches are known as "rollers", because wave action very easily rolls their shells, whereas it is nearly impossible to roll an adult specimen, due to its shell's ...