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Family: Volutidae volutes



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122 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 21 cm DL
 
Adelomelon ancilla
[Ancilla volute]
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Max. Length 49.2 cm DL
 
Adelomelon beckii
[]
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Max. Length 37.5 cm DL
 
Adelomelon riosi
[]
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Alcithoe aillaudorum
[]
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Alcithoe larochei
[Volute]
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Amoria austellus
[]
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Amoria marshallorum
[]
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Amoria peterstimpsoni
[]
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Amoria thorae
[]
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Ampulla priamus
[]
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Arctomelon stearnsii
[Alaska volute]
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Arctomelon tamikoae
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Argentovoluta bottai
[]
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Calliotectum barneli
[]
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Calliotectum johnsoni
[]
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Calliotectum smithi
[]
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Callipara casaana
[]
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Callipara victoriae
[]
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Capensisvoluta benguelensis
[]
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Capensisvoluta kuisebensis
[]
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Capensisvoluta namaqua
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Cymbiola aulica(Sowerby, 1825)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymbiola aulica
[Princely volute]
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Cymbiola cathcartiae
[]
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Cymbiola deshayesi
[]
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Cymbiola imperialis
[]
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Cymbiola malayensis
[]
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Cymbiola nivosa
[]
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Cymbiola nobilis
[Noble volute]
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Cymbiola palawanica
[]
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Cymbiola rossiniana
[]
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Cymbiola rutila
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Central Pacific.
Max. Length 11.5 cm ShH
Cymbiola vespertilio(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cymbiola vespertilio
[Bat volute]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Atlantic
Max. Length 20 cm SHL
Cymbium cymbium(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymbium cymbium
[Pig's snout volute]
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Cymbium ferranti
[]
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Cymbium glans
[Elephant's snoout volute]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Atlantic

Cymbium marmoratumLink, 1807

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cymbium marmoratum
[Mamorate volute]

França, Antonio

Eastern Atlantic and the
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Cymbium ollaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by França, Antonio
 
Cymbium olla
[Algarve volute]
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Cymbium pepo
[Neptune's volute]
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Enaeta cumingii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
Enaeta cylleniformis(Sowerby I, 1844)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Enaeta cylleniformis
[Sand lyria]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Enaeta guildingii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Enaeta reevei(Dall, 1907)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Enaeta reevei
[]
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Fulgoraria hamillei
[]
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Fulgoraria limpusi
[]
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Fulgoraria ngai
[]
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Fulgoraria phanhayi
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic.
Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
Harpovoluta charcoti(Lamy, 1910)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Harpovoluta charcoti
[]
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Harpulina diannae
[]
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Harpulina stimpsonorum
[]
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Livonia mervcooperi
[]
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Max. Length 7.1 cm DL
 
Lyria beauii
[]
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Lyria boholensis
[]
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Max. Length 4.3 cm DL
 
Lyria cordis
[]
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Lyria deliciosa
[]
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Lyria grandidieri
[]
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Lyria guionneti
[]
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Lyria insignata
[]
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Lyria kuniene
[]
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Max. Length 10 cm DL
 
Lyria leonardi
[]
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Lyria mikoi
[]
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Lyria nucleus
[]
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Lyria pattersonia
[]
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Lyria planicostata
[]
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Lyria poppei
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Lyria russjenseni
[]
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Lyria suduirauti
[]
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Max. Length 10.5 cm DL
 
Lyria surinamensis
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 50 cm SHL
Melo amphora(Lightfoot, 1786)

Photo by FAO
 
Melo amphora
[Diadem volute]
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Melo broderipii
[Crowned baler]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 27.5 cm SHL
Melo melo(Lightfoot, 1786)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Melo melo
[Indian volute]
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Melo nauticum
[]
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Melo peterstimpsoni
[]
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Melo umbilicatus
[]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Minicymbiola corderoi
[]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Miomelon eltanini
[]
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Max. Length 5.0 cm DL
 
Miomelon scoresbyanum
[]
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Max. Length 5.0 cm DL
 
Miomelon turnerae
[]
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Max. Length 4.9 cm DL
 
Nanomelon viperinum
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Nanomelon vossi
[]
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Max. Length 7.6 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola americana
[]
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Max. Length 17.4 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola canigiai
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola cleryana
[]
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Odontocymbiola diannae
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola macaensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola magellanica
[Magellanic volute]
No picture found

Max. Length 11 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola pescalia
[]
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Max. Length 8.8 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola rucciana
[]
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Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola saotomensis
[]
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Max. Length 33 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola simulatrix
[]
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Max. Length 16 cm DL
 
Odontocymbiola subnodosa
[]
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Max. Length 20 cm DL
 
Pachycymbiola brasiliana
[Brazilian volute]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm DL
 
Pachycymbiola ferussacii
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Plicoliva zelindae
[]
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Provocator alabastrina
[]
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Max. Length 7.9 cm DL
 
Provocator corderoi
[]
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Provocator mirabilis
[Golden volute]
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Max. Length 10.6 cm DL
 
Provocator palliatus
[]
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Provocator pulcher
[]
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Max. Length 11.3 cm DL
 
Scaphella aguayoi
[]
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Max. Length 17.3 cm DL
 
Scaphella contoyensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 13.8 cm DL
 
Scaphella dohrni
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.8 cm DL
 
Scaphella dubia
[Dubious volute]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm DL
 
Scaphella evelina
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm DL
 
Scaphella garciai
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.9 cm DL
 
Scaphella gaudiati
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 7.4 cm DL
Scaphella gouldiana(Dall, 1887)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scaphella gouldiana
[Banded volute]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 11.4 cm DL
Scaphella junonia(Lamarck, 1804)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scaphella junonia
[Junonia]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.6 cm DL
 
Scaphella luizcoutoi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 15.8 cm DL
 
Scaphella macginnorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm DL
 
Scaphella neptunia
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.9 cm DL
 
Scaphella robusta
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.6 cm DL
 
Scaphella torrei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 12.5 cm DL
 
Teramachia mirabilis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8.1 cm DL
 
Tractolira germonae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.1 cm DL
 
Tractolira tenebrosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 24 cm DL
 
Voluta ebraea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.3 cm DL
 
Voluta morrisoni
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 11.1 cm DL
Voluta musicaLinnaeus, 1758

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Voluta musica
[Music volute]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm DL
 
Voluta polypleura
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.4 cm NG
 
Voluta virescens
[Green music volute]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.4 cm DL
 
Volutifusus piraticus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 27 cm DL
 
Zidona dufresnei
[Angulate volute]


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