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Family: Fasciolariidae horse conchs, spindle shells



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224 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Amiantofusus amiantus
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Antemetula mitrella
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Aptyxis syracusana
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Benimakia cloveri
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Benimakia lanceolata
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Benimakia nodata
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Benimakia rhodostoma
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Benimakia sowerbyi
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Max. Length 3.0 cm DL
 
Bullockus guesti
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Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
 
Bullockus honkeri
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Bullockus mcmurrayi
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Max. Length 8.2 cm DL
 
Bullockus pseudovarai
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Bullockus varai
[]
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Chryseofusus artutus
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Chryseofusus chrysodomoides
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Chryseofusus graciliformis
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Crassicantharus aureatus
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Crassicantharus beslui
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Crassicantharus boutetorum
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Crassicantharus feioides
[]
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Crassicantharus letourneuxi
[]
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Crassicantharus magnificus
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Crassicantharus metallicus
[]
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Crassicantharus nexus
[]
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Crassicantharus norfolkensis
[]
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Crassicantharus noumeensis
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Crassicantharus perlatus
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Cyrtulus serotinus
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Dentifusus deynzeni
[]
No picture found
 
Dolicholatirus celinainarumai
[]
No picture found
 
Dolicholatirus lancea
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 3 cm DL
Dolicholatirus pauli(McGinty, 1955)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Dolicholatirus pauli
[Slender latirus]
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Falsilatirus kuroseanus
[]
No picture found
 
Falsilatirus pacificus
[]
No picture found
 
Falsilatirus suduirauti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.8 cm DL
 
Fasciolaria branhamae
[]
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Max. Length 13.4 cm DL
 
Fasciolaria bullisi
[Yellow tulip]
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Max. Length 15.8 cm DL
 
Fasciolaria hollisteri
[]

O'Keefe, Jo

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 10 cm DL
Fasciolaria hunteria(Perry, 1811)

Photo by O'Keefe, Jo
 
Fasciolaria hunteria
[Banded tulip shell]
No picture found
 
Fasciolaria lignaria
[]

Cox, Carol

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 8.8 cm TL
Fasciolaria liliumFischer, 1807

Photo by Cox, Carol
 
Fasciolaria lilium
[Banded tulip]
No picture found

Max. Length 28 cm DL
 
Fasciolaria tephrina
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 25 cm NG
Fasciolaria tulipa(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fasciolaria tulipa
[True tulip]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Fusinus aepynotus
[Graceful spindle]
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Max. Length 9.7 cm DL
 
Fusinus agatha
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Fusinus alcimus
[Stout spindle]
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Fusinus alternatus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
Fusinus amphiurgus(Dall, 1889)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fusinus amphiurgus
[Slender spindle]
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Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Fusinus ansatus
[Philippi's spindle]
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Fusinus arabicus
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Fusinus australis
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Fusinus barbarensis
[Santa Barbara spindle]
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Max. Length 18.2 cm DL
 
Fusinus benjamini
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Fusinus benthalis
[Modest spindle]
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Max. Length 9.0 cm DL
 
Fusinus blakensis
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Fusinus bocagei
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Fusinus bountyi
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Max. Length 12 cm DL
 
Fusinus brasiliensis
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Fusinus buzzurroi
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Max. Length 18.2 cm DL
 
Fusinus carvalhoriosi
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Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Fusinus chocolatus
[]
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Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
 
Fusinus colombiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Fusinus coltrorum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 20 cm ShH
Fusinus colus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Fusinus colus
[Distaff spindle]
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Max. Length 13 cm DL
 
Fusinus couei
[Yucatan spindle]
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Fusinus cretellai
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Max. Length 11.6 cm DL
 
Fusinus dilectus
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Fusinus dimassai
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Fusinus dimitrii
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Max. Length 16.3 cm DL
 
Fusinus dowianus
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Fusinus dupetitthouarsi
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Fusinus eucosmius
[Apricot spindle]
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Fusinus eviae
[]
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Max. Length 8.6 cm DL
 
Fusinus excavatus
[]
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Fusinus fioritae
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Fusinus forceps(Perry, 1811)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Fusinus forceps
[Forceps spindle]
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Max. Length 19.6 cm DL
 
Fusinus frailensis
[]
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Max. Length 14.3 cm DL
 
Fusinus frenguelli
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Fusinus genticus
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Max. Length 9.9 cm DL
 
Fusinus halistreptus
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Fusinus harfordii
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Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Fusinus hartvigii
[]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm DL
 
Fusinus harveyi
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm DL
 
Fusinus helenae
[Brown spindle]
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Max. Length 9.8 cm DL
 
Fusinus josei
[]
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Fusinus kobelti
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Fusinus labronicus
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Fusinus lightbourni
[]
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Fusinus longissimus
[Long spindle]
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Fusinus luteopictus
[Painted spindle]
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Max. Length 10.2 cm DL
 
Fusinus marcusi
[]
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Fusinus margaritae
[]
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Fusinus maritzaallaryae
[]
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Max. Length 11.8 cm DL
 
Fusinus marmoratus
[]
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Max. Length 12.3 cm DL
 
Fusinus martinezi
[]
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Fusinus monksae
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 18 cm ShH
Fusinus nicobaricus(Röding, 1798)

Photo by FAO
 
Fusinus nicobaricus
[Nicobar spindle]
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Fusinus parvulus
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Fusinus profetai
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Fusinus pulchellus
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Fusinus rolani
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Fusinus rushii
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Fusinus rusticulus
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Fusinus salisburyi
[Salisbury's spindle]
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Max. Length 7.7 cm DL
 
Fusinus schrammi
[]
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Max. Length 12 cm DL
 
Fusinus stegeri
[Ornamented spindle]
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Max. Length 6.6 cm DL
 
Fusinus strigatus
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Fusinus thompsoni
[]
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Max. Length 15.8 cm DL
 
Fusinus timessus
[]
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Fusinus townsendi
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Fusinus undatus
[Wavy spindle shell]
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Fusinus verrucosus
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Fusinus vitreus
[]
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Fusolatirus balicasagensis
[]
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Fusolatirus kandai
[]
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Fusolatirus nagasakiensis
[]
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Fusolatirus nanus
[]
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Fusolatirus paetelianus
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Fusolatirus peansoni
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Fusolatirus rikae
[]
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Fusolatirus sarinae
[]
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Fusolatirus suduirauti
[]
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Granolaria salmo
[Salmon horse conch]
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Granulifusus discrepans
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Granulifusus dondani
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Granulifusus kiranus
[]
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Granulifusus niponicus
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Granulifusus staminatus
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Granulifusus vermeiji
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Max. Length 3.4 cm DL
 
Harasewychia harasewychi
[]
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Heilprinia lindae
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Heilprinia timessa
[Turnip spindle]
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Hemipolygona aldeynzeni
[]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona beckyae
[]
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Max. Length 7.3 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona carinifera
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Max. Length 4.6 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona cuna
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona distincta
[]
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Max. Length 7.4 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona lamyi
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Hemipolygona mcgintyi
[McGinty's latirus]
No picture found
 
Hemipolygona recurvirostris
[]
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Max. Length 5.1 cm DL
 
Lamellilatirus ceramidus
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Latirolagena smaragdula(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Latirolagena smaragdula
[Precious stone shell]
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Latirus amplustre
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Latirus angulatus
[Short-tail latirus]
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Latirus barclayi
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Latirus belcheri(Reeve, 1847)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Latirus belcheri
[Belcher's Latirus]
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Latirus carinifer
[Yellow latirus]
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Latirus contemptus
[]
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Latirus craticulatus
[]
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Latirus deynzerorum
[]
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Latirus fallax
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Latirus gibbulus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Latirus gibbulus
[Gibbose latirus]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic Ocean.

Latirus infundibulum(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Latirus infundibulum
[Brown-line latirus]
No picture found
 
Latirus kurodai
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus lautus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Latirus maculatus(Reeve, 1860)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Latirus maculatus
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus martinorum
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus nematus
[Threaded latirus]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific.

Latirus nodatus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Latirus nodatus
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus noumeensis
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus philippinensis
[]
No picture found
 
Latirus picta
[]
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Latirus pilsbryi
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 9 cm SHL
Latirus polygonus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by FAO
 
Latirus polygonus
[Many-angled spindle]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Latirus turritus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Latirus turritus
[Tower latirus]
No picture found
 
Latirus williami
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
 
Leucozonia granulilabris
[]
No picture found
 
Leucozonia jacarusoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm NG
 
Leucozonia leucozonalis
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 6.8 cm DL
Leucozonia nassa(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Leucozonia nassa
[Chestnut latirus]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic and East
Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
Leucozonia ocellata(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Leucozonia ocellata
[White-spot latirus]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.7 cm DL
 
Leucozonia ponderosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Lightbournus russjenseni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Lottia albicosta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm SHL
 
Peristernia angulata
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia australiensis
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia chlorostoma
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia clathrata
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia granulosa
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia hesterae
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia igorshlegeli
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia lirata
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia marquesana
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean.

Peristernia nassatula(Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Peristernia nassatula
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia philberti
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia reincarnata
[]
No picture found
 
Peristernia ustulata
[Singed peristernia]
No picture found

Max. Length 15 cm DL
 
Pleuroploca aurantiaca
[]
No picture found
 
Pleuroploca effendyi
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Pleuroploca filamentosa(Röding, 1798)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Pleuroploca filamentosa
[Filamentous horse conch]

Cox, Carol

Western Central Atlantic.

Pleuroploca gigantea(Kiener, 1840)

Photo by Cox, Carol
 
Pleuroploca gigantea
[Florida horse conch]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 28 cm SHL
Pleuroploca trapezium(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pleuroploca trapezium
[Trapezium horse conch]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Polygona abbotti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm DL
 
Polygona anapetes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.7 cm DL
 
Polygona angulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Polygona bayeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Polygona bernadensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Polygona brevicaudata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Polygona devyanae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Polygona infundibulum
[]
No picture found
 
Polygona jucunda
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm DL
 
Polygona lactea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.5 cm DL
 
Polygona martini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.0 cm DL
 
Polygona nemata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Polygona ogum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Polygona vermeiji
[]
No picture found
 
Pseudofusus rostratus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Pustulatirus annulatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.0 cm DL
 
Pustulatirus attenuatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Pustulatirus eppi
[]
No picture found
 
Pustulatirus mediamericanus
[]
No picture found
 
Pustulatirus praestantior
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Pustulatirus virginensis
[]
No picture found
 
Sinistralia maroccensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Tectura tenera
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 2 cm DL
Teralatirus cayohuesonicus(Sowerby III, 1879)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Teralatirus cayohuesonicus
[Key West latirus]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Teralatirus ernesti
[]
No picture found
 
Teralatirus funebris
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 60.9 cm SHL
 
Triplofusus giganteus
[Horse conch]
No picture found
 
Triplofusus princeps
[Prince horse conch]
No picture found
 
Turrilatirus craticulatus
[]
No picture found
 
Turrilatirus iris
[]
No picture found
 
Turrilatirus sanguifluus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Volvarina southwicki
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