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Family: Trochidae Top shells



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Agagus agagus
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Alcyna ocellata
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Astele multigrana
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Max. Length 1.0 cm ShH
 
Astele pulcherrimus
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Astele similaris
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Austrocochlea rudis
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Bathybembix bairdii
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Bathymargarites symplector
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Broderipia iridescens
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Broderipia rosea
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Calliotrochus marmoreus
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Callumbonella suturalis
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Calthalotia mundula
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Camitia rotellina
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Cantharidus bisbalteatus
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Cantharidus burchorum
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Cantharidus capillaceus
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Max. Length 1.8 cm ShH
 
Cantharidus japonicus
[Japanese jewel top]
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Cantharidus levis
[]
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Cantharidus marmoreus
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Cantharidus nolfi
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 1.8 cm SHH
Cantharidus picturatus(Adams, 1851)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cantharidus picturatus
[]
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Cantharidus purpureus
[Small opal top shell]
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Cantharidus sendersi
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm ShH
 
Cantharidus urbanus
[]
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Chlorodiloma odontis
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Chlorostoma turbinata
[Silver-mouthed monodont]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm SHH
Chrysostoma paradoxum(Born, 1780)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Chrysostoma paradoxum
[Paradox top]
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Max. Length 4 cm SHH
 
Cidarina cidaris
[Adam spiny margarite]

FAO

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 18 cm SHW
Cittarium pica(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Cittarium pica
[West Indian top shell]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 2.5 cm SHH
Clanculus atropurpureus(Gould, 1849)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Clanculus atropurpureus
[Purple Clanculus]
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Clanculus atypicus
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Clanculus bicarinatus
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Clanculus boyeti
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Clanculus bronni
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Clanculus brunneus
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Clanculus buijsei
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Clanculus clanguloides
[Secret Clanculus]
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Clanculus cognatus
[]
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Clanculus corallinus
[]
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Clanculus cruciatus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 1.2 cm ShD
Clanculus denticulatus(Gray, 1827)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Clanculus denticulatus
[]
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Clanculus euchelioides
[]
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Clanculus granti
[]
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Clanculus jussieui
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Clanculus margaritarius(Philippi, 1846)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Clanculus margaritarius
[Beautiful Clanculus]
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Clanculus persica
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.

Clanculus pharaonius(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Clanculus pharaonius
[Strawberry topshell]
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Clanculus richeri
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Clanculus scabrosus
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Clanculus scotti
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Clanculus simoni
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Clanculus stigmatarius
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Clanculus tonnerrei
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Clelandella miliaris
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Clelandella myriamae
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Coelotrochus chathamensis
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Crossea bellula
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Danilia angulosa
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Danilia eucheliformis
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Danilia tinei
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Dentistyla asperrima
[Rough topsnail]
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Enida japonica
[]
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Ethalia carneolata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Ethalia catharinaePoppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Ethalia catharinae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Ethalia guamensis(Quoy & Gaimard, 1834)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Ethalia guamensis
[]
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Ethaliella pulchella
[]
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Ethminolia degregorii
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Ethminolia iridifulgens
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Ethminolia nektonica(Okutani, 1961)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Ethminolia nektonica
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm SHD
 
Ethminolia stearnsii
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Eurytrochus danieli
[]
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Max. Length 2.9 cm DL
 
Gaza cubana
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Gaza fischeri
[]
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Gaza sericata
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Gaza superba
[Superb gaza]
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Gaza watsoni
[]
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Gibbula adansonii
[]
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Gibbula adriatica
[]
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Gibbula affinis
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Gibbula albida
[]
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Gibbula ardens
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Fenwick, David

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 1.8 cm SHL
Gibbula cineraria(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Gibbula cineraria
[Grey topshell]
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Gibbula divaricata
[Divaricate gibbula]
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Gibbula drepanensis
[]
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Gibbula eikoae
[]
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Gibbula fanulum
[Gmelin's top shell]
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Gibbula guttadauri
[]
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Gibbula houarti
[]
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Gibbula leucophaea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Mediterranean

Gibbula magus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gibbula magus
[Magus gibbula]
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Gibbula nivosa
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Gibbula pennanti
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Gibbula philberti
[]
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Gibbula racketti
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Gibbula rarilineata
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Gibbula spratti
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm ShH
 
Gibbula stoliczkana
[]
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Gibbula tantilla
[]
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Gibbula tingitana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Atlantic and th

Gibbula tumida(Montagu, 1803)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Gibbula tumida
[]
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Gibbula turbinoides
[]

Fenwick, David

Mediterranean Sea

Gibbula umbilicalis(da Costa, 1778)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Gibbula umbilicalis
[Flat topshell]
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Gibbula umbilicaris
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Gibbula vanwalleghemi
[]
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Gibbula varia
[]
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Gibbula vimontiae
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Halistylus columna
[]
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Halistylus pupoides
[]
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Halistylus pupoideus
[Pupa halistyle]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Haminoea glabra
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Helicrenion reticulatum
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Infundibulum calcaratum
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Isanda hemprichi
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Jujubinus baudoni
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Jujubinus catenatus
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Jujubinus curinii
[]
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Jujubinus dispar
[]
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Jujubinus escondidus
[]
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Jujubinus exasperatus
[Exasperating jujubine]
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Jujubinus geographicus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Jujubinus gilberti(Montrouzier, 1878)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Jujubinus gilberti
[]
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Jujubinus gravinae
[]
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Jujubinus guphili
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Jujubinus hubrechti
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Jujubinus infuscatus
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Jujubinus karpathoensis
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Jujubinus montagui
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Jujubinus polychromus(Adams, 1853)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Jujubinus polychromus
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Jujubinus ruscurianus
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Jujubinus striatus
[]
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Jujubinus tumidulus
[]
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Jujubinus unidentatus
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Lamellitrochus carinatus
[Keeled solarelle]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Lamellitrochus inceratus
[Waxy solarelle]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Lamellitrochus lamellosus
[Lamellose solarelle]
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Lirularia acuticostata
[Sharp-rib lirularia]
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Lirularia bicostata
[Two-rib margarite]
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Lirularia discors
[Incongruous lirularia]
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Lirularia lirulata
[Lirulate margarite]
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Lirularia optabilis
[Choice margarite]
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Lirularia parcipicta
[Few-spot lirularia]
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Lirularia succincta
[Girdled lirularia]
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Lischkeia cidaris
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Lischkeia imperialis
[]
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Lischkeia ottoi
[]
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Lischkeia undosa
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Margarella achilles
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Margarella antarctica
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Margarella expansa
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Margarella jason
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Margarella pruinosa
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Margarella refulgens
[]
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Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Margarella steineni
[]
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL
 
Margarella subantarctica
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Margarella tropidophoroides
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Margarella violacea
[Smooth pink snail]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Margarella wacei
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Margarella whiteana
[]
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Margarites albolineatus
[]
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Margarites althorpensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Margarites argentatus
[]

Miller, Todd

Northeast Pacific and Atl
Max. Length 1 cm NG
Margarites beringensis(Smith, 1899)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Margarites beringensis
[]

Miller, Todd

Eastern Pacific, Northern
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Margarites costalis(Gould, 1841)

Photo by Miller, Todd
 
Margarites costalis
[Boreal rosy margarite]
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Margarites crebrilirulata
[]
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Margarites ecarinatus
[]
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Margarites euspirus
[]
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Margarites frigidus
[Polar margarite]
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Margarites giganteus
[Giant margarite]

Coltro, Marcus

Arctic and Northern Atlan
Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
Margarites groenlandicus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Margarites groenlandicus
[Greenland margarite]
No picture found
 
Margarites healyi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific, Northe
Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
Margarites helicinus(Phipps, 1774)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Margarites helicinus
[Spiral margarite]
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Margarites hickmanae
[]
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Margarites keepi
[]
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Margarites manusensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Margarites multilineatus
[Many-line margarite]
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Margarites ochotensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Margarites olivaceus
[Olive margarite]
No picture found
 
Margarites pribiloffensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm NG
 
Margarites pupillus
[Little margarite]
No picture found
 
Margarites rhodia
[]
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Margarites rudis
[]
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Margarites ryukyuensis
[]
No picture found
 
Margarites salmoneus
[Salmon margarite]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm OT
 
Margarites scintillans
[]
No picture found
 
Margarites simbla
[Beehive margarite]
No picture found
 
Margarites smithi
[]
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Margarites sordidus
[]
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Margarites striatus
[]
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Margarites succinctus
[]
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Margarites umbilicalis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Margarites vahlii
[Vahl margarite]
No picture found
 
Margarites vorticifer
[Vortex margarite]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Microgaza rotella
[Dwarf gaza]
No picture found
 
Microtis tuberculata
[]
No picture found
 
Minolia chinensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Mirachelus clinocnemus
[Stooped mirachelus]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Mirachelus corbis
[Basket mirachelus]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific.

Monilea belcheriPhilippi, 1849

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Monilea belcheri
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHH
Monilea callifera(Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Monilea callifera
[Beauty gibbula]
No picture found
 
Monilea chiliarches
[]
No picture found
 
Monilea incerta
[]
No picture found
 
Monilea lentiginosa
[]
No picture found
 
Monilea nucleus
[]
No picture found
 
Monilea philippiana
[]
No picture found
 
Monodonta australis
[]
No picture found
 
Monodonta canalifera
[Canal monodont]

Choi, Jong-Kwan

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Monodonta labio(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan
 
Monodonta labio
[Labio monodont]
No picture found
 
Monodonta nebulosa
[Top shell]
No picture found
 
Monodonta vermiculata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm SHD
 
Norrisia norrisi
[Norrissnail]
No picture found
 
Notogibbula preissiana
[]
No picture found
 
Odontotrochus suni
[]

Fenwick, David

Mediterranean Sea.

Osilinus lineatus(da Costa, 1778)

Photo by Fenwick, David
 
Osilinus lineatus
[Toothed winkle]
No picture found
 
Osilinus mutabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Osilinus richardi
[]
No picture found
 
Osilinus turbinatus
[]
No picture found
 
Pagodatrochus variabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Phorcus articulatus
[Articulate monodont]
No picture found
 
Phorcus mutabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Planitrochus disculus
[]
No picture found
 
Priotrochus aniesae
[]
No picture found
 
Priotrochus kotschyi
[]
No picture found
 
Priotrochus obscurus
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia biangulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia callifera
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia climacota
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia gradata
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia musiva
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia nedyma
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudominolia tramieri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Pseudostomatella coccinea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Pseudostomatella cycloradiata
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudostomatella decolorata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Pseudostomatella erythrocoma
[False stomatella]
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Pseudostomatella martini
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm SHH
 
Pseudostomatella papyracea
[Papery stomatella]
No picture found
 
Rossiteria nucleus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Rossiteria pseudonucleolusPoppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Rossiteria pseudonucleolus
[]
No picture found
 
Roya eximia
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus andamanensis
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus declivis
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus ellenae
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus lagerweijae
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus moolenbeeki
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus pulcherrimus
[]
No picture found
 
Rubritrochus simoni
[]
No picture found
 
Sericominolia stearnsii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Sericominolia vernicosa(Gould, 1861)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Sericominolia vernicosa
[]
No picture found
 
Solariella actinophora
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