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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Littorinidae periwinkles

Genus: Tectarius

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10 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL
 
Tectarius antonii
[False pricklywinkle]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHH
Tectarius coronatusValenciennes, 1833

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tectarius coronatus
[Coronate prickly-winkle]
No picture found
 
Tectarius cumingii
[]

FAO

Pacific Ocean
Max. Length 4 cm ShH
Tectarius grandinatus(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by FAO
 
Tectarius grandinatus
[Hailstorm prickly-winkle]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Tectarius muricatus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tectarius muricatus
[]
No picture found
 
Tectarius padmiae
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
Tectarius pagodus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Tectarius pagodus
[Pagoda prickly-winkle]
No picture found
 
Tectarius spinulosus
[]
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Tectarius tuberculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm ShH
 
Tectarius viviparus
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