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Family: Rissoidae (See list of species below)

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345 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Alvania aartseni
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Alvania aeoliae
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Alvania alboranensis
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Alvania algeriana
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Alvania amatii
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Alvania arubensis
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Alvania aspera
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Alvania auberiana
[West Indian alvania]
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Alvania balearica
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Alvania beani
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Alvania bermudensis
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Alvania brychia
[Jan-mayan alvania]
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Alvania campta
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Alvania cancellata
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Alvania canonica
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Alvania carinata
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Alvania cimex
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Alvania cimicoides
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Alvania cingulata
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Alvania clarae
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Alvania clathrella
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Alvania claudioi
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Alvania colombiana
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Alvania colossophilus
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Alvania compacta
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Alvania consociella
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Alvania corona
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Alvania crystallina
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Alvania curacaoensis
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Alvania dalmatica
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Alvania datchaensis
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Alvania deboeri
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Alvania debruynei
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Alvania dejongi
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Alvania deliciosa
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Alvania dianiensis
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Alvania dictyophora
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Alvania dipacoi
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Alvania discors
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Alvania disparilis
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Alvania dorbignyi
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Alvania electa
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Alvania elegantissima
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Alvania elisae
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Alvania emaciata
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Alvania faberi
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Alvania fischeri
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Alvania fractospira
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Alvania gagliniae
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Alvania garrafensis
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Alvania geryonia
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Alvania gradata
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Alvania guesti
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Alvania hallgassi
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Alvania herwigia
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Alvania hirta
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Alvania hispidula
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Alvania imperspicua
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Alvania isolata
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Alvania jeffreysi
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Alvania josefoi
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Alvania kermadecensis
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Alvania lactea
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Alvania lampra
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Alvania lanciae
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Alvania latior
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Alvania lineata
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Alvania litoralis
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Alvania lucinae
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Alvania mamillata
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Alvania meridioamericana
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Alvania moerchi
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Alvania moerchii
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Alvania moolenbeeki
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Alvania nestaresi
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Alvania ogasawarana
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Alvania oliverioi
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Alvania precipitata
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Alvania pseudoareolata
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Alvania punctura
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Alvania rosana
[Santa Rosa alvania]
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Alvania rudis
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Alvania sanjuanensis
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Alvania scabra
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Alvania schwartziana
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Alvania scrobiculata
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Alvania sculptilis
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Alvania semistriata
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Alvania settepassii
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Alvania simulans
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Alvania sleursi
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Alvania solida
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Alvania sororcula
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Alvania spinosa
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Alvania stenolopha
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Alvania subareolata
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Alvania subcrenulata
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Alvania subsoluta
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Alvania tarsodes
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Alvania tessellata
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Alvania testae
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Alvania tumida
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Alvania turkensis
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Alvania valeriae
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Alvania vermaasi
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Alvania verrilli
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Alvania villarii
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Alvania wangi
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Alvania weinkauffi
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Alvania xanthias
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Alvania zetlandica
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Alvania zylensis
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Benthonella fischeri
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Benthonella gaza
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Benthonella tenella
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Benthonellania acuticostata
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Benthonellania charope
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Benthonellania coronata
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Benthonellania donmoorei
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Benthonellania listera
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Benthonellania multicostata
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Benthonellania pyrrhias
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Benthonellania xanthias
[Sharp-rib alvania]
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Boreocingula castanea
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Boreocingula martyni
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Botryphallus epidauricus
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Cingula aequa
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Cingula agapeta
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Cingula alvearium
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Cingula castanea
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Cingula compsa
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Cingula conica
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Cingula helenae
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Cingula moerchi
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Cingula perfecta
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Cingula robusta
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Cingula simulans
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Cingula stewardsoni
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Cingula trifasciata
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Cingula turricula
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Cingula vaga
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Cingula varicifera
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Cingula wallichi
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Crisilla amphiglypha
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Crisilla beniamina
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Crisilla chiarellii
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Crisilla iunoniae
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Crisilla marioni
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Crisilla pseudocingulata
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Crisilla semistriata
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Crisilla spadix
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Cylindriscala andrewsii
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Cymatium nigrolabrum
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Floridiscrobs dysbatus
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Folinia bermudezi
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Folinia mottezi
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Frigidoalvania cruenta
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Frigidoalvania janmayeni
[Jan mayen alvania]
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Frigidoalvania pelagica
[Carinate alvania]
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Haloceras cingulatum
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Haurakia marmorata
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Manzonia crassa
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Manzonia crassula
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Manzonia epima
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Manzonia longinqua
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Manzonia sleursi
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Melanella chariessa
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Melanella lucida
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Merelina cheilostoma
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Merelina compacta
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Merelina granulosa
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Merelina hewa
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Merelina pisinna
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Merelina superba
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Microstelma canaliculatum
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Microstelma columbella
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Microstelma gabbi
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Microstelma japonica
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Microstelma oshikatai
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Microstelma vestale
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Obtusella intersecta
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Obtusella macilenta
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Obtusella ovulata
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Onoba aculeus
[Pointed cingula]
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Onoba algida
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Onoba amissa
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Onoba anderssoni
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Onoba brachia
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Onoba candidissima
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Onoba castanella
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Onoba cerinella
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Onoba cruzi
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Onoba delecta
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Onoba dimassai
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Onoba erugata
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Onoba exarata
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Onoba filostria
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Onoba fuegoensis
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Onoba gelida
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Onoba georgiana
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Onoba gianninii
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Onoba glypta
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Onoba grisea
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Onoba improcera
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Onoba kergueleni
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Onoba kermadecensis
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Onoba lacuniformis
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Onoba leptalea
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Onoba mighelsi
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Onoba mighelsii
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Onoba obliqua
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Onoba oliverioi
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Onoba ovata
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Onoba paucilirata
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Onoba platia
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Onoba protofimbriata
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Onoba schraderi
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Onoba schythei
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Onoba semicostata
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Onoba steineni
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Onoba striola
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Onoba subaedonis
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Onoba subantarctica
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Onoba subincisa
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Onoba torelli
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Onoba transenna
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Onoba turqueti
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Ovirissoa scotiana
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Parashiela ambulata
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Peringiella denticulata
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Peringiella elegans
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Plagyostila asturiana
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Powellisetia australis
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Powellisetia deserta
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Powellisetia fallax
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Powellisetia inornata
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Powellisetia microlirata
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Pseudosetia ficaratiensis
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Pseudosetia turgida
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Punctulum wyvillethomsoni
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Pusillina averni
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Pusillina benzi
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Pusillina ehrenbergi
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Pusillina harpa
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Pusillina inconspicua
[Spotted risso]
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Pusillina lineolata
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Pusillina marginata
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Pusillina munda
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Pusillina philippi
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Pusillina radiata
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Pusillina sarsii
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Pusillina testudae
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Pusillina tumidula
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Pusillina wallacei
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Rissoa aartseni
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Rissoa alleryi
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Rissoa angustior
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Rissoa atomus
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Rissoa auriformis
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Rissoa auriscalpium
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Rissoa cretacea
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Rissoa curta
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Rissoa decorata
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Rissoa frauenfeldiana
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Rissoa guerinii
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Rissoa incompta
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Rissoa italiensis
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Rissoa labiosa
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Rissoa lia
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Rissoa lilacina
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Rissoa membranacea
[Thick-lipped spire shell]
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Rissoa monodonta
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Rissoa mortoni
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Rissoa multicincta
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Rissoa ordinaria
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Rissoa panhormensis
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Rissoa paradoxa
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Rissoa parva
[Thick-lipped ribbed rissoa]
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Rissoa pompholyx
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Rissoa pseustes
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Rissoa pupoidea
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Rissoa rodhensis
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Rissoa scurra
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Rissoa similis
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Rissoa splendida
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Rissoa torquilla
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Rissoa variabilis
[Variable risso]
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Rissoa ventricosa
[Ventricose rissoa]
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Rissoa violacea
[Violet risso snail]
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Schwartziella abacocubensis
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Schwartziella bouryi
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Schwartziella bryerea
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Schwartziella catesbyana
[Catesby's risso]
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Schwartziella chesnelii
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Schwartziella congenita
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Schwartziella fischeri
[Fischer's risso]
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Schwartziella floridana
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Schwartziella helenae
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Schwartziella mellissi
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Schwartziella minor
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Schwartziella triticea
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Schwartziella turtoni
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Schwartziella vanpeli
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Setia amabilis
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Setia ambigua
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Setia antipolitana
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Setia bruggeni
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Setia fusca
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Setia kuiperi
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Setia levantina
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Setia maculata
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Setia quisquiliarum
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Setia scillae
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Setia tenuisculpta
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Setia triangularis
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Setia turriculata
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Simulamerelina caribaea
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Simulamerelina didyma
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Simulamerelina novemstriata
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Simulamerelina wanawana
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Solariorbis multistriatus
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Stosicia aberrans
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Stosicia annulata
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Stosicia bourguignati
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Stosicia chiltoni
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Stosicia houbricki
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Stosicia manikiensis
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Stosicia mirabilis
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Stosicia polytropa
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Trophon abyssorum
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Trophon limicola
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Voorwindia tiberiana
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Zebina bidentata
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Zebina browniana
[Smooth risso]
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Zebina gabbii
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Zebina gigantea
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Zebina laevigata
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Zebina lis
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Zebina malagazzae
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Zebina pupiniformis
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Zebina tridentata
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Zebina unamae
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Zebina vitrea
[Glassy rissoa]
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Zebina vitrinella
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345 Species of Family Rissoidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Alvania aartseni Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania aeoliae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania alboranensis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania algeriana Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania amatii Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania arubensis Western Atlantic. 0.16 DL
Alvania aspera Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania auberiana West Indian alvania Western Atlantic. 0.18 DL
Alvania balearica Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania beani Atlantic and the Mediterr
Alvania bermudensis Western Atlantic. 0.26 DL
Alvania brychia Jan-mayan alvania Arctic and Northwest Atla
Alvania campta Western Atlantic. 0.36 DL
Alvania cancellata Mediterranean
Alvania canonica Western Atlantic. 0.25 DL
Alvania carinata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania cimex Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania cimicoides Mediterranean
Alvania cingulata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania clarae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania clathrella Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania claudioi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania colombiana Western Central Atlantic 0.13 NG
Alvania colossophilus Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania compacta Northeast Pacific
Alvania consociella Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania corona Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania crystallina Western Central Pacific
Alvania curacaoensis Western Central Atlantic 0.13 NG
Alvania dalmatica Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania datchaensis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania deboeri Western Atlantic. 0.39 DL
Alvania debruynei Western Atlantic. 0.12 DL
Alvania dejongi Western Central Atlantic 0.11 DL
Alvania deliciosa Atlantic Ocean. 0.2 DL
Alvania dianiensis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania dictyophora Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania dipacoi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania discors Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania disparilis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania dorbignyi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania electa Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania elegantissima Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania elisae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania emaciata Western Atlantic. 0.24 DL
Alvania faberi Western Central Atlantic 0.15 DL
Alvania fischeri Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania fractospira Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania gagliniae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania garrafensis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania geryonia Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania gradata Western Central Atlantic 0.24 DL
Alvania guesti Western Atlantic. 0.18 DL
Alvania hallgassi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania herwigia Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL
Alvania hirta Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania hispidula Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania imperspicua Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania isolata Central Pacific
Alvania jeffreysi Atlantic Ocean. 0.23 DL
Alvania josefoi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania kermadecensis Southwest Pacific
Alvania lactea Mediterranean
Alvania lampra Western Atlantic. 0.36 DL
Alvania lanciae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania latior Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Alvania lineata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania litoralis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania lucinae Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania mamillata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania meridioamericana Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Alvania moerchi Northeast Atlantic and th
Alvania moerchii Atlantic and Pacific Ocea 0.33 DL
Alvania moolenbeeki Western Central Atlantic 0.08 DL
Alvania nestaresi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania ogasawarana Western Pacific
Alvania oliverioi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania precipitata Western Central Atlantic. 0.4 DL
Alvania pseudoareolata Canada. 0.24 DL
Alvania punctura Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Alvania rosana Santa Rosa alvania East Pacific.
Alvania rudis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania sanjuanensis Canada
Alvania scabra Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania schwartziana Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania scrobiculata Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 0.34 DL
Alvania sculptilis Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania semistriata Mediterranean
Alvania settepassii Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania simulans Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania sleursi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania solida Western Atlantic. 0.22 DL
Alvania sororcula Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania spinosa Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania stenolopha Northeast Atlantic.
Alvania subareolata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania subcrenulata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania subsoluta Northeast Atlantic and th
Alvania tarsodes Northeast Atlantic.
Alvania tessellata Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania testae Northeast Atlantic and Me
Alvania tumida Southeast Pacific
Alvania turkensis Western Atlantic. 0.12 DL
Alvania valeriae Western Atlantic. 0.24 DL
Alvania vermaasi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania verrilli Arctic and Northeast Atla 0.29 DL
Alvania villarii Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania wangi Northwest Pacific
Alvania weinkauffi Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania xanthias Western Atlantic
Alvania zetlandica Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania zylensis Mediterranean Sea.
Benthonella fischeri Western Atlantic
Benthonella gaza Western Atlantic
Benthonella tenella Atlantic Ocean and Medite 0.9 TL
Benthonellania acuticostata Western Central Atlantic 0.37 DL
Benthonellania charope Western Indian Ocean
Benthonellania coronata Western Atlantic. 0.102 DL
Benthonellania donmoorei Western Atlantic. 0.16 DL
Benthonellania listera Western Atlantic. 0.27 DL
Benthonellania multicostata Western Atlantic. 0.105 DL
Benthonellania pyrrhias Western Central Atlantic. 0.29 DL
Benthonellania xanthias Sharp-rib alvania Western Atlantic. 0.21 DL
Boreocingula castanea Northeast Atlantic and th 0.48 DL
Boreocingula martyni Northern Pacific
Botryphallus epidauricus Mediterranean Sea.
Cingula aequa Eastern Atlantic. 0.25 DL
Cingula agapeta Eastern Atlantic. 0.16 DL
Cingula alvearium Western Atlantic. 0.13 DL
Cingula castanea Arctic and Northwest Atla
Cingula compsa Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Cingula conica Western Atlantic. 0.27 DL
Cingula helenae Eastern Atlantic.
Cingula moerchi Arctic and Northwest Atla
Cingula perfecta Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Cingula robusta Western Atlantic. 0.25 DL
Cingula simulans Eastern Atlantic. 0.16 DL
Cingula stewardsoni Western Atlantic. 0.15 DL
Cingula trifasciata Mediterranean Sea.
Cingula turricula Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Cingula vaga Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Cingula varicifera Eastern Atlantic. 0.17 DL
Cingula wallichi Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Crisilla amphiglypha Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla beniamina Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla chiarellii Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla iunoniae Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla marioni Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla pseudocingulata Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla semistriata Mediterranean Sea.
Crisilla spadix Mediterranean Sea.
Cylindriscala andrewsii Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Cymatium nigrolabrum Western Atlantic. 0.285 DL
Floridiscrobs dysbatus Western Central Atlantic 0.34 DL
Folinia bermudezi Western Atlantic 0.52 DL
Folinia mottezi Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL
Frigidoalvania cruenta Arctic and Northern Atlan
Frigidoalvania janmayeni Jan mayen alvania Arctic, Northern Pacific 0.57 DL
Frigidoalvania pelagica Carinate alvania North America. 0.3 DL
Haloceras cingulatum Atlantic Ocean. 1.32 DL
Haurakia marmorata Eastern Central Pacific
Manzonia crassa Mediterranean Sea.
Manzonia crassula Southeast Pacific 0.155 SHL
Manzonia epima Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Manzonia longinqua Southeast Pacific 0.2 SHH
Manzonia sleursi Eastern Atlantic.
Melanella chariessa Western Atlantic. 0.56 DL
Melanella lucida Atlantic Ocean. 0.8 DL
Merelina cheilostoma Southwest Pacific
Merelina compacta Southwest Pacific
Merelina granulosa Pacific Ocean
Merelina hewa Eastern Central Pacific
Merelina pisinna Pacific Ocean.
Merelina superba Southwest Pacific
Microstelma canaliculatum Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Microstelma columbella Western Atlantic. 1 DL
Microstelma gabbi Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL
Microstelma japonica Western Central Pacific
Microstelma oshikatai Western Central Pacific
Microstelma vestale Western Central Atlantic. 1.08 DL
Obtusella intersecta Mediterranean Sea, Northe
Obtusella macilenta Mediterranean Sea.
Obtusella ovulata Mediterranean Sea.
Onoba aculeus Pointed cingula Northeast Atlantic, Arcti 0.42 DL
Onoba algida Western Atlantic. 0.313 DL
Onoba amissa Western Atlantic. 0.218 DL
Onoba anderssoni Western Atlantic. 0.167 DL
Onoba brachia Western Atlantic. 0.13 DL
Onoba candidissima Southwest Pacific
Onoba castanella Northern Pacific 0.27 DL
Onoba cerinella Northern Pacific
Onoba cruzi Western Atlantic. 0.25 DL
Onoba delecta Western Atlantic. 0.247 DL
Onoba dimassai Mediterranean Sea.
Onoba erugata Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.164 DL
Onoba exarata Western Atlantic. 0.28 DL
Onoba filostria Western Atlantic. 0.24 DL
Onoba fuegoensis Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.305 DL
Onoba gelida Antarctic and Southwest P 0.294 DL
Onoba georgiana Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.27 DL
Onoba gianninii Mediterranean Sea.
Onoba glypta Eastern Atlantic. 0.33 DL
Onoba grisea Western Atlantic. 0.252 DL
Onoba improcera Northeast Atlantic and th
Onoba kergueleni Western Atlantic, Indo-Pa 0.311 DL
Onoba kermadecensis Southwest Pacific
Onoba lacuniformis Western Atlantic and East 0.215 DL
Onoba leptalea Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 0.3 DL
Onoba mighelsi Northeast Atlantic
Onoba mighelsii Atlantic Ocean and Easter 0.33 DL
Onoba obliqua Western Atlantic. 0.39 DL
Onoba oliverioi Mediterranean Sea.
Onoba ovata Antarctic Indian Ocean
Onoba paucilirata Western Atlantic and Indi 0.27 DL
Onoba platia Eastern Atlantic. 0.16 DL
Onoba protofimbriata Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.218 DL
Onoba schraderi Western Atlantic and Indi 0.257 DL
Onoba schythei Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.268 DL
Onoba semicostata Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Onoba steineni Western Atlantic and Indo 0.35 DL
Onoba striola Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.203 DL
Onoba subaedonis Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.202 DL
Onoba subantarctica Antarctic
Onoba subincisa Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.2 DL
Onoba torelli Atlantic Ocean. 0.34 DL
Onoba transenna Antarctic, Western Atlant 0.29 DL
Onoba turqueti Western Atlantic and Indo 0.305 DL
Ovirissoa scotiana Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Parashiela ambulata Eastern Central Pacific
Peringiella denticulata Mediterranean Sea.
Peringiella elegans Mediterranean Sea.
Plagyostila asturiana Mediterranean Sea.
Powellisetia australis Antarctic, Western Atlant
Powellisetia deserta Antarctic Indian Ocean 0.26 DL
Powellisetia fallax Eastern Central Pacific
Powellisetia inornata Western Atlantic. 0.174 DL
Powellisetia microlirata Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.164 DL
Pseudosetia ficaratiensis Mediterranean Sea.
Pseudosetia turgida Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Punctulum wyvillethomsoni Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 0.38 DL
Pusillina averni Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.229 DL
Pusillina benzi Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina ehrenbergi Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina harpa Western Atlantic. 0.28 DL
Pusillina inconspicua Spotted risso Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Pusillina lineolata Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina marginata Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina munda Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina philippi Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina radiata Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina sarsii Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina testudae Mediterranean Sea.
Pusillina tumidula Northeast Atlantic and th
Pusillina wallacei Southwest Pacific
Rissoa aartseni Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa alleryi Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa angustior Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa atomus Eastern Atlantic. 0.1 DL
Rissoa auriformis Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa auriscalpium Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa cretacea Western Atlantic.
Rissoa curta Western Atlantic. 0.12 DL
Rissoa decorata Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa frauenfeldiana Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa guerinii Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa incompta Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL
Rissoa italiensis Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa labiosa Mediterranean
Rissoa lia Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa lilacina Northeast Atlantic
Rissoa membranacea Thick-lipped spire shell Northeast Atlantic and th
Rissoa monodonta Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa mortoni Western Atlantic.
Rissoa multicincta Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa ordinaria Eastern Atlantic. 0.13 DL
Rissoa panhormensis Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa paradoxa Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa parva Thick-lipped ribbed rissoa Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Rissoa pompholyx Western Atlantic. 0.25 DL
Rissoa pseustes Eastern Atlantic. 0.13 DL
Rissoa pupoidea Western Atlantic. 0.18 DL
Rissoa rodhensis Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa scurra Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa similis Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa splendida Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa torquilla Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa variabilis Variable risso Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa ventricosa Ventricose rissoa Mediterranean Sea.
Rissoa violacea Violet risso snail Northeast Atlantic and th
Schwartziella abacocubensis Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL
Schwartziella bouryi Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL
Schwartziella bryerea Atlantic Ocean. 0.58 DL
Schwartziella catesbyana Catesby's risso Western Atlantic. 0.46 DL
Schwartziella chesnelii Western Central Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Schwartziella congenita Eastern Atlantic. 0.36 DL
Schwartziella fischeri Fischer's risso Western Atlantic 0.37 DL
Schwartziella floridana Western Atlantic 0.45 DL
Schwartziella helenae Eastern Atlantic. 0.26 DL
Schwartziella mellissi Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Schwartziella minor Western Atlantic. 0.38 DL
Schwartziella triticea Central Pacific
Schwartziella turtoni Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Schwartziella vanpeli Western Central Atlantic 0.38 DL
Setia amabilis Mediterranean Sea.
Setia ambigua Mediterranean Sea.
Setia antipolitana Mediterranean Sea.
Setia bruggeni Mediterranean Sea.
Setia fusca Mediterranean Sea.
Setia kuiperi Mediterranean Sea.
Setia levantina Mediterranean Sea.
Setia maculata Mediterranean Sea.
Setia quisquiliarum Northeast Atlantic.
Setia scillae Mediterranean Sea.
Setia tenuisculpta Atlantic Ocean. 0.19 DL
Setia triangularis Eastern Atlantic. 0.104 DL
Setia turriculata Mediterranean Sea.
Simulamerelina caribaea Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL
Simulamerelina didyma Western Atlantic. 0.22 DL
Simulamerelina novemstriata Western Atlantic. 0.15 DL
Simulamerelina wanawana Pacific Ocean
Solariorbis multistriatus Western Atlantic 0.45 DL
Stosicia aberrans Western Atlantic. 0.6 NG
Stosicia annulata Western Indian Ocean.
Stosicia bourguignati Eastern Central Pacific
Stosicia chiltoni Pacific Ocean
Stosicia houbricki Western Central Atlantic 0.43 NG
Stosicia manikiensis Eastern Central Pacific
Stosicia mirabilis Western Central Pacific
Stosicia polytropa Southwest Pacific
Trophon abyssorum Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Trophon limicola Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL
Voorwindia tiberiana Western Indian Ocean and
Zebina bidentata Pacific Ocean
Zebina browniana Smooth risso Western Atlantic. 0.45 DL
Zebina gabbii Western Atlantic. 0.21 DL
Zebina gigantea Western Central Pacific
Zebina laevigata Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL
Zebina lis Western Central Pacific
Zebina malagazzae Eastern Central Pacific
Zebina pupiniformis Eastern Central Pacific
Zebina semiplicata Eastern Central Pacific
Zebina tridentata Indo-Pacific
Zebina unamae Western Atlantic. 0.187 DL
Zebina vitrea Glassy rissoa Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Zebina vitrinella Western Atlantic. 0.54 DL



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