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Family: Retusidae (See list of species below)

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75 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Cylichnina crebrisculpta []	No picture found Cylichnina crossei []	No picture found Cylichnina laevisculpta []
No picture found Cylichnina nitidula []	No picture found Micratys wareni []	No picture found Pyrunculus caelatus [Engraved barrel-bubble]
No picture found Pyrunculus curtulus []	No picture found Pyrunculus floridensis []	No picture found Pyrunculus fourierii []
No picture found Pyrunculus hoernesi []	No picture found Pyrunculus longiformis []	No picture found Pyrunculus medius []
No picture found Pyrunculus nitidus []	No picture found Pyrunculus ovatus [Ovate barrel-bubble]	No picture found Pyrunculus phialus []
No picture found Pyrunculus pyriformis []	No picture found Pyrunculus rushi []	No picture found Pyrunculus tokyoensis []
No picture found Relichna pachys []	No picture found Relichna simplex []	No picture found Relichna venustula []
No picture found Retusa alayoi []	No picture found Retusa alba []	Retusa amphizosta []
No picture found Retusa antarctica []	No picture found Retusa atkinsoni []	No picture found Retusa borneensis []
No picture found Retusa caelata []	No picture found Retusa candidula []	No picture found Retusa chrysoma []
No picture found Retusa concentrica []	No picture found Retusa domita []	No picture found Retusa elegantissima []
No picture found Retusa frielei []	No picture found Retusa leptoeneilema []	No picture found Retusa mammillata []
No picture found Retusa mayoi []	No picture found Retusa minima []	No picture found Retusa minutissima []
No picture found Retusa montereyensis [Monterey barrel-bubble]	No picture found Retusa obtusa [Arctic barrel-bubble]	No picture found Retusa paziana []
No picture found Retusa pellucida []	Retusa pelyx []	No picture found Retusa protumida []
No picture found Retusa pygmaea []	No picture found Retusa scuplta []	No picture found Retusa semen []
No picture found Retusa sosa []	No picture found Retusa sulcata [Sulcate barrel-bubble]	No picture found Retusa tarutana []
No picture found Retusa truncatula []	No picture found Retusa umbilicata [Perforated bubble-shell]	No picture found Retusa xystrum [Polished barrel-bubble]
No picture found Rhizorus ovulina []	No picture found Tornatina biplex []	No picture found Tornatina coarctata []
No picture found Tornatina decorata []	No picture found Tornatina exilis []	No picture found Tornatina gordons []
No picture found Tornatina oryzaella []	No picture found Volvulella acuminata []	No picture found Volvulella californica [California spindle-bubble]
No picture found Volvulella catharia []	No picture found Volvulella cylindrica [Cylindrical spindle-bubble]	No picture found Volvulella fortis []
No picture found Volvulella kinokuniana []	No picture found Volvulella minuta []	No picture found Volvulella ovalina []
No picture found Volvulella panamica [Panamic spindle-bubble]	No picture found Volvulella paupercula [Spineless spindle-bubble]	No picture found Volvulella persimilis [Southern spindle-bubble]
No picture found Volvulella recta [Spined spindle-bubble]	No picture found Volvulella rostrata []	No picture found Volvulella texasiana [Texas spindle-bubble]

75 Species of Family Retusidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cylichnina crebrisculpta		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cylichnina crossei		Mediterranean Sea.
Cylichnina laevisculpta		Northeast Atlantic and th
Cylichnina nitidula		Mediterranean Sea.	0.3 DL
Micratys wareni		Western Central Pacific
Pyrunculus caelatus	Engraved barrel-bubble	Western Atlantic
Pyrunculus curtulus		Western Atlantic.	0.26 DL
Pyrunculus floridensis		Western Atlantic.	0.55 DL
Pyrunculus fourierii		Northeast Atlantic and th
Pyrunculus hoernesi		Eastern Atlantic and the
Pyrunculus longiformis		Northwest Pacific
Pyrunculus medius		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Pyrunculus nitidus		Western Central Pacific
Pyrunculus ovatus	Ovate barrel-bubble	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	0.3 TL
Pyrunculus phialus		Northwest Pacific
Pyrunculus pyriformis		Western Pacific
Pyrunculus rushi		Western Atlantic.	0.37 DL
Pyrunculus tokyoensis		Northwest Pacific
Relichna pachys		Western Central Pacific
Relichna simplex		Atlantic Ocean.
Relichna venustula		Western Pacific
Retusa alayoi		Western Atlantic.	0.19 DL
Retusa alba		Northeast Atlantic
Retusa amphizosta		Indo-West Pacific
Retusa antarctica		Western Atlantic.	0.27 DL
Retusa atkinsoni		Indo-West Pacific
Retusa borneensis		Indo-West Pacific
Retusa caelata		Western Atlantic.	0.42 DL
Retusa candidula		Northeast Atlantic and th
Retusa chrysoma		Eastern Indian Ocean
Retusa concentrica		Western Central Pacific
Retusa domita		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Retusa elegantissima		Western Pacific
Retusa frielei		Western Atlantic.	0.82 DL
Retusa leptoeneilema		Northeast Atlantic and th
Retusa mammillata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Retusa mayoi		Western Atlantic	0.83 DL
Retusa minima		Western Central Pacific
Retusa minutissima		Mediterranean Sea.
Retusa montereyensis	Monterey barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Retusa obtusa	Arctic barrel-bubble	Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P	0.4 DL
Retusa paziana		Eastern Central Pacific	0.3 SHL
Retusa pellucida		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti
Retusa pelyx		Eastern Indian Ocean
Retusa protumida		Indo-West Pacific
Retusa pygmaea		Eastern Indian Ocean
Retusa scuplta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Retusa semen		Northwest Atlantic, Easte
Retusa sosa		Western Atlantic.	0.16 DL
Retusa sulcata	Sulcate barrel-bubble	Western Central Pacific a	0.3 DL
Retusa tarutana		Western Indian Ocean
Retusa truncatula		Western Indian Ocean, Atl
Retusa umbilicata	Perforated bubble-shell	Northwest Atlantic, Easte	0.3 DL
Retusa xystrum	Polished barrel-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Rhizorus ovulina		Northwest Pacific
Tornatina biplex		Western Central Pacific
Tornatina coarctata		Western Central Pacific
Tornatina decorata		Western Central Pacific
Tornatina exilis		Western Central Pacific
Tornatina gordons		Western Central Pacific
Tornatina oryzaella		Western Central Pacific
Volvulella acuminata		Northeast Atlantic and th
Volvulella californica	California spindle-bubble	Eastern Pacific.
Volvulella catharia		Eastern Pacific	0.4 ShL
Volvulella cylindrica	Cylindrical spindle-bubble	Eastern Pacific and Weste	1.1 TL
Volvulella fortis		Western Central Pacific
Volvulella kinokuniana		Western Central Pacific
Volvulella minuta		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Volvulella ovalina		Western Central Pacific
Volvulella panamica	Panamic spindle-bubble	Eastern Pacific and Weste	0.55 SHL
Volvulella paupercula	Spineless spindle-bubble	Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Volvulella persimilis	Southern spindle-bubble	Western Atlantic.
Volvulella recta	Spined spindle-bubble	Western Atlantic
Volvulella rostrata		Indo-West Pacific
Volvulella texasiana	Texas spindle-bubble	Western Atlantic.	0.51 DL

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