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Family: Buccinidae buccinum whelks (See list of species below)

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415 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Aeneator fontainei
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Aeneator recens
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Aleutijapelion aleuticus
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Aleutijapelion mirandus
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Americominella duartei
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Ancistrolepis magna
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Anna florida
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Anomacme smithi
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Anomalisipho verkruezeni
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Antarctodomus okutanii
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Antarctodomus thielei
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Antillophos armillatus
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Antillophos bahamasensis
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Antillophos bayeri
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Antillophos beauii
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Antillophos borneensis
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Antillophos candeanus
[Beaded phos]
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Antillophos chazaliei
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Antillophos dedonderi
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Antillophos deprinsi
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Antillophos durianoides
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Antillophos elegans
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Antillophos elegantissimus
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Antillophos hastilis
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Antillophos idyllium
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Antillophos intactus
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Antillophos laevis
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Antillophos lucubratonis
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Antillophos makiyamai
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Antillophos miculus
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Antillophos monsecourorum
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Antillophos nigroliratus
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Antillophos nitens
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Antillophos opimus
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Antillophos oxyglyptus
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Antillophos scitamentus
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Antillophos smithi
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Antillophos tsokobuntodis
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Antillophos varicosus
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Antillophos virginiae
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Antistreptus magellanicus
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Antistreptus rolani
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Aulacofusus brevicauda
[Thick-ribbed whelk]
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Bailya intricata
[Intricate phos]


Bailya parva
[West Indian baily shell]
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Bailya weberi
[Banded phos]
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Bartschia agassizi
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Bartschia canetae
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Bartschia frumari
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Bathydomus obtecta
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Bayerius inflatus
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Bayerius nekrasovorum
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Belomitra chasmata
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Belomitra christina
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Belomitra pourtalesii
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Belomitra quadruplex
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Beringius behringi
[Behring's whelk]
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Beringius crebricostatus
[Thick-cord whelk]
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Beringius eyerdami
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Beringius stimpsoni
[Stimpson's whelk]
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Beringius turtoni
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Boreancistrolepis excelsus
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Buccinum abyssorum
[Shingled whelk]
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Buccinum angulosum
[Angular whelk]
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Buccinum belcheri
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Buccinum bizikovi
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Buccinum chinoi
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Buccinum ciliatum
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Buccinum cyaneum
[Bluish whelk]
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Buccinum eugrammatum
[Lirate whelk]
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Buccinum finmarkianum
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Buccinum fragile
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Buccinum fringillum
[Finch whelk]
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Buccinum frustulatum
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Buccinum glaciale
[Glacial whelk]
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Buccinum golikovi
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Buccinum gulbini
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Buccinum hasegawai
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Buccinum humphreysianum
[Humphrey's buccinum]
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Buccinum hydrophanum
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Buccinum isaotakii
[Isaotaki buccinum]
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Buccinum kushiroense
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Buccinum maltzani
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Buccinum micropoma
[Berry whelk]
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Buccinum nivale
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Buccinum oedematum
[Swollen whelk]
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Buccinum opisoplectum
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Buccinum percrassum
[Crude whelk]
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Buccinum physematum
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Buccinum plectrum
[Sinuous whelk]


Buccinum polare
[Polar whelk]


Buccinum rossicum
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Buccinum scalariforme
[Ladder whelk]
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Buccinum sericatum
[Silky whelk]


Buccinum solenum
[Solen whelk]
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Buccinum striatissimum
[Finely-striate buccinum]
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Buccinum tenellum
[Pleated whelk]
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Buccinum thermophilum
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Buccinum undatum
[Waved whelk]
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Cantharus cecillei
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Cantharus egregius
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Cantharus erythrostoma
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Cantharus iostomus
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Cantharus leucotaeniatus
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Cantharus melanostomus
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Cantharus multangulus
[Ribbed Cantharus]


Cantharus pulcher
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Cantharus spiralis
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Cantharus wagneri
[Wagner's goblet]
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Cantharus wrightae
[Wright's Cantharus]
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Cavineptunea monstrosa
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Chauvetia affinis
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Chauvetia brunnea
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Chauvetia candidissima
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Chauvetia decorata
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Chauvetia giunchiorum
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Chauvetia helenae
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Chauvetia lefebvrii
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Chauvetia lineolata
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Chauvetia mamillata
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Chauvetia procerula
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Chauvetia recondita
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Chauvetia ventrosa
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Chlanidota anomala
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Chlanidota chordata
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Chlanidota densesculpta
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Chlanidota invenusta
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Chlanidota palliata
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Chlanidota paucispiralis
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Chlanidota signeyana
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Chlanidotella modesta
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Chlanificula thielei
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Clinopegma magnum
[Helmet whelk]
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Colubraria albometulaformis
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Colubraria brinkae
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Colubraria castanea
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Colubraria ceylonensis
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Colubraria clathrata
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Colubraria cumingi
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Colubraria fantomei
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Colubraria muricata
[Maculated dwarf triton]


Colubraria nitidula
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Colubraria obscura
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Colubraria souverbii
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Colubraria suduirauti
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Colubraria tenera
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Colubraria testacea
[Obscure dwarf triton]


Colubraria tortuosa
[Twisted dwarf triton]
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Colus altus
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Colus aphelus
[Oblique whelk]
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Colus brunneus
[Brown whelk]
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Colus esychus
[Esychus colus]
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Colus gracilis
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Colus holboelli
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Colus holboellii
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Colus islandicus
[Iceland whelk]


Colus jeffreysianus
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Colus kroyeri
[Arctic whelk]
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Colus latericeus
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Colus martensi
[Marten's whelk]
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Colus ombronius
[Shady whelk]
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Colus perminutus
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Colus pubescens
[Hairy whelk]
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Colus pygmaeus
[Pygmy whelk]


Colus sabini
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Colus stimpsoni
[Stimpson's Colus]
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Colus turgidulus
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Crenatosipho beaglensis
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Drepanodontus tatyanae
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Engina albocincta
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Engina alveolata
[Handsome Engina]
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Engina armillata
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Engina bonasia
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Engina concinna
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Engina contracta
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Engina corinnae
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Engina curtisiana
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Engina demanorum
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Engina egregia
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Engina farinosa
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Engina fuscolineata
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Engina fusiformis
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Engina histrio
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Engina incarnata
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Engina janowskyi
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Engina lanceolata
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Engina lineata
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Engina mactanensis
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Engina mendicaria
[Bumble bee snail]
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Engina menkeana
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Engina milleri
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Engina obliquicostata
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Engina phasinola
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Engina rosacea
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Engina siderea
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Engina spica
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Engina turbinella
[White-spot Engina]
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Engina zonalis
[Banded Engina]
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Enginella leucozona
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Engoniophos unicinctus
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Enigmaticolus marshalli
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Enzinopsis astricta
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Eosipho atlanticus
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Eosipho poppei
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Euthria cornea
[Striated buccinum]
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Euthria solifer
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Euthria walleri
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Falsimohnia albozonata
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Falsimohnia anderssoni
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Falsimohnia fulvicans
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Falsitromina bella
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Falsitromina fenestrata
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Falsitromina powelli
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Falsitromina tricarinata
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Gemophos auritulus
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Gemophos filistriatus
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Gemophos tinctus
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Germonea rachelae
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Glypteuthria meridionalis
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Habevolutopsius attenuatus
[Elongate whelk]
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Hindsia suturalis
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Kanamarua hyatinthus
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Kelletia kelletii
[Kellet's whelk]
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Kryptos koehleri
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Kryptos tholoides
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Latisipho hallii
[Shrew whelk]


Latisipho hypolispus
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Liomesus ooides
[Egg whelk]
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Liomesus stimpsoni
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Lirabuccinum dirum
[Dire whelk]
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Lusitromina traverseensis
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Lussivolutopsius filosus
[Threaded whelk]
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Manaria burkeae
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Manaria chinoi
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Meteuthria multituberculata
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Metula frausseni
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Metula gigliottii
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Metula guppyi
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Metula inflata
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Metula inflatus
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Metula lintea
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Metula metulina
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Metula minor
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Metula mitrella
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Metula significans
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Mohnia blakei
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Mohnia corbis
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Mohnia freilei
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Mohnia krampi
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Mohnia mohni
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Mohnia parva
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Monostiolum atlanticum
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Monostiolum auratum
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Monostiolum harryleei
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Monostiolum rosewateri
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Monostiolum tesselatum
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Monostiolum tessellatum
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Muffinbuccinum catherinae
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Muricantharus harasewychi
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Nassaria amboynensis
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Nassaria callomoni
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Nassaria exquisita
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Nassaria fusiformis
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Nassaria gyroscopoides
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Nassaria miriamae
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Nassaria perlata
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Nassaria pusilla
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Nassaria recurva
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Nassaria spinigera
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Nassaria thalassomeli
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Nassaria thesaura
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Neobuccinum eatoni
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Neptunea antiqua
[Red whelk]
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Neptunea arthritica
[Neptune whelk]
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Neptunea borealis
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Neptunea communis
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Neptunea denselirata
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Neptunea despecta
[Rejected neptune]


Neptunea heros
[Northern neptune]
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Neptunea intersculpta
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Neptunea ithia
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Neptunea lyrata
[Lyre whelk]
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Neptunea phoenicea
[Phoenician whelk]
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Neptunea smirnia
[Smirnia whelk]
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Neptunea tabulata
[Tabled whelk]
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Neptunea ventricosa
[Fat whelk]
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Parabuccinum bisculptum
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Parabuccinum eltanini
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Parabuccinum polyspeira
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Parabuccinum rauscherti
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Paradoxa confirmata
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Paradoxa thomensis
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Pararetifusus dedonderi
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Pareuthria cerealis
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Pareuthria fuscata
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Pareuthria innocens
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Pareuthria janseni
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Pareuthria magellanica
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Pareuthria michaelseni
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Pareuthria paessleri
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Pareuthria plicatula
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Pareuthria plumbea
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Pareuthria powelli
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Pareuthria ringei
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Pareuthria valdiviae
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Parficulina problematica
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Parviphos adelus
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Phaenomenella nicoi
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Phaenomenella samadiae
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Phos blainvillei
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Phos cyanostoma
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Phos dumalis
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Phos hirasei
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Phos nodicostatus
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Phos roseatus
[Rosy phos]
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Phos sculptilis
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Phos senticosus
[Common Pacific phos]
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Phos temperatus
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Phos textiles
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Phos textilis
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Phos textum
[Woven Pacific phos]
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Phos vandenberghi
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Pisania bernardoi
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Pisania crenilabrum
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Pisania decollata
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Pisania fasciculata
[Banded pisania]
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Pisania gracilis
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Pisania hedleyi
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Pisania ignea
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Pisania iostomus
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Pisania jenningsi
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Pisania lannumi
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Pisania pusio
[Miniature trumpet triton]


Pisania striata
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Pisania sugimotoi
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Pisania tritonoides
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Pisania truncata
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Pollia dorbignyi
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Pollia fumosa
[Whelk]
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Pollia karinae
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Pollia mollis
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Pollia scabra
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Pollia scacchiana
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Pollia subrubiginosus
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Pollia undosa
[Waved goblet]
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Pollia vicdani
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Preangeria dentata
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Probuccinum angulatum
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Probuccinum costatum
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Probuccinum delicatulum
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Probuccinum tenerum
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Prodotia billeheusti
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Prodotia gracilis
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Prodotia iostoma
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Proneptunea duplicarinata
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Proneptunea fenestrata
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Proneptunea rufa
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Proneptunea subfenestrata
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Prosipho amiantus
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Prosipho antarctidis
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Prosipho astrolabiensis
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Prosipho aurora
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Prosipho chordatus
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Prosipho contrarius
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Prosipho crassicostatus
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Prosipho elongatus
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Prosipho enricoi
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Prosipho glacialis
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Prosipho grohae
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Prosipho harrietae
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Prosipho hedleyi
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Prosipho hunteri
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Prosipho iodes
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Prosipho mundus
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Prosipho pellitus
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Prosipho reversus
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Prosipho sindemarkae
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Prosipho spiralis
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Prosipho tomlini
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Prosipho turritus
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Prosipho wayae
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Pseudoliomesus ooides
[Nut whelk]
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Ptychosalpinx globulus
[Globose whelk]
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Pyrulofusus deformis
[Warped whelk]
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Pyrulofusus harpa
[Left-hand whelk]
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Pyrulofusus melonis
[Giant melon whelk]


Ranella australasia
[Australian trumpet]
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Ranella olearium
[Little frog triton]
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Ranella parthenopaeum
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Retifusus roseus
[Rosy whelk]
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Retimohnia acadiana
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Retimohnia carolinensis
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Retimohnia glypta
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Savatieria bertrandi
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Savatieria chordata
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Savatieria coppingeri
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Savatieria deseadensis
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Savatieria meridionalis
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Searlesia modesta
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Siphonalia fusoides
[Fusiform whelk]


Siphonalia spadicea
[Brown-lined whelk]
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Solenosteira cancellaria
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Solenosteira gatesi
[Gates' goblet]
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Spikebuccinum stephaniae
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Steye janasaraiarum
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Strebela notophila
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Tacita danielsseni
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Truncaria lindae
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Turrisipho fenestratus
[Fusiform colus]
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Turrisipho lachesis
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Turrisipho voeringi
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Volutopsius castaneus
[Volute whelk]
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Volutopsius fragilis
[Fragile whelk]
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Volutopsius norwegicus
[Norway whelk]
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Volutopsius stefanssoni
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415 Species of Family Buccinidae
(buccinum whelks)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Aeneator fontainei Southeast Pacific 6 SHH
Aeneator recens Southwest Pacific
Aleutijapelion aleuticus Northeast Pacific 7.89 NG
Aleutijapelion mirandus Northeast Pacific 9.785 NG
Americominella duartei Western Atlantic. 9.1 DL
Ancistrolepis magna Arctic
Anna florida Western Atlantic. 1.42 DL
Anomacme smithi Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.73 DL
Anomalisipho verkruezeni Arctic, Northeast Pacific
Antarctodomus okutanii Western Atlantic and Indi
Antarctodomus thielei Antarctic Indian Ocean 5.5 DL
Antillophos armillatus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos bahamasensis Western Atlantic. 2 DL
Antillophos bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL
Antillophos beauii Western Atlantic. 3.9 DL
Antillophos borneensis Western Central Pacific
Antillophos candeanus Beaded phos Western Atlantic. 3.18 DL
Antillophos chazaliei Western Atlantic. 1.67 DL
Antillophos dedonderi Western Central Pacific
Antillophos deprinsi Western Central Pacific
Antillophos durianoides Western Central Pacific
Antillophos elegans Western Atlantic. 2 DL
Antillophos elegantissimus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos hastilis Western Central Pacific
Antillophos idyllium Western Central Pacific
Antillophos intactus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos laevis Western Central Pacific
Antillophos lucubratonis Western Central Pacific
Antillophos makiyamai Western Central Pacific
Antillophos miculus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos monsecourorum Western Central Pacific
Antillophos nigroliratus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos nitens Western Central Pacific
Antillophos opimus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos oxyglyptus Western Atlantic. 2.43 DL
Antillophos scitamentus Western Central Pacific
Antillophos smithi Western Atlantic. 3.7 DL
Antillophos tsokobuntodis Western Central Pacific
Antillophos varicosus Central Pacific
Antillophos virginiae Western Atlantic. 2.8 DL
Antistreptus magellanicus Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.5 DL
Antistreptus rolani Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.39 DL
Aulacofusus brevicauda Thick-ribbed whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Bailya intricata Intricate phos Western Atlantic. 1.8 NG
Bailya parva West Indian baily shell Western Atlantic 2 DL
Bailya weberi Banded phos Western Atlantic. 2 NG
Bartschia agassizi Western Atlantic. 3.73 DL
Bartschia canetae Western Atlantic. 6.8 DL
Bartschia frumari Western Atlantic. 3.44 DL
Bathydomus obtecta Western Atlantic and Indo 4.35 DL
Bayerius inflatus Northwest Pacific
Bayerius nekrasovorum Northwest Pacific
Belomitra chasmata Western Atlantic. 0.55 DL
Belomitra christina Western Atlantic. 0.65 DL
Belomitra pourtalesii Western Central Atlantic. 2.9 DL
Belomitra quadruplex Atlantic Ocean.
Beringius behringi Behring's whelk Arctic and Northern Pacif
Beringius crebricostatus Thick-cord whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Beringius eyerdami Northeast Pacific
Beringius stimpsoni Stimpson's whelk Arctic and Northern Pacif
Beringius turtoni Atlantic Ocean and the Ar 10 DL
Boreancistrolepis excelsus Northern Pacific 7.44 NG
Buccinum abyssorum Shingled whelk Western Atlantic. 5.5 DL
Buccinum angulosum Angular whelk Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Buccinum belcheri Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 5.6 DL
Buccinum bizikovi Northwest Pacific.
Buccinum chinoi Northwest Pacific
Buccinum ciliatum Arctic, Northern Pacific 3.2 DL
Buccinum cyaneum Bluish whelk Northwest Pacific, Atlant 5.8 DL
Buccinum eugrammatum Lirate whelk Northern Pacific
Buccinum finmarkianum Arctic and Northern Atlan 8 DL
Buccinum fragile Atlantic Ocean and the Ar
Buccinum fringillum Finch whelk Eastern Pacific. Tempera
Buccinum frustulatum Western Atlantic. 2 DL
Buccinum glaciale Glacial whelk Northeast Pacific, Northe 8 DL
Buccinum golikovi Northwest Atlantic and th
Buccinum gulbini Northern Pacific
Buccinum hasegawai Northwest Pacific
Buccinum humphreysianum Humphrey's buccinum Northeast Atlantic and Me 5.5 TL
Buccinum hydrophanum Arctic and Northern Atlan 7 DL
Buccinum isaotakii Isaotaki buccinum Northwest Pacific
Buccinum kushiroense Northwest Pacific 8 SHH
Buccinum maltzani Atlantic and the Arctic.
Buccinum micropoma Berry whelk Arctic and Northern Atlan 3.38 DL
Buccinum nivale Northern Atlantic and the 2.59 DL
Buccinum oedematum Swollen whelk Gulf of Alaska.
Buccinum opisoplectum Northwest Pacific 8.5 SHH
Buccinum percrassum Crude whelk Arctic and Northern Pacif
Buccinum physematum Arctic and Northeast Paci
Buccinum plectrum Sinuous whelk Northeast Pacific and the 6 NG
Buccinum polare Polar whelk Northern Atlantic and the 6.7 DL
Buccinum rossicum Northern Pacific 7.5 SHH
Buccinum scalariforme Ladder whelk Eastern Pacific, Northern 8.4 DL
Buccinum sericatum Silky whelk Northern Atlantic 4.5 DL
Buccinum solenum Solen whelk Northeast Pacific and the
Buccinum striatissimum Finely-striate buccinum Northwest Pacific 12 SHH
Buccinum tenellum Pleated whelk Arctic and Northeast Paci
Buccinum thermophilum Northeast Pacific
Buccinum undatum Waved whelk Arctic, Northern Atlantic 10.16 SHL
Cantharus cecillei Northwest Pacific
Cantharus egregius Western Central Pacific
Cantharus erythrostoma Eastern Indian Ocean
Cantharus iostomus Pacific Ocean. 3 TL
Cantharus leucotaeniatus Western Central Pacific 6 ShH
Cantharus melanostomus Western Central Pacific 8 ShH
Cantharus multangulus Ribbed Cantharus Western Central Atlantic. 3.15 DL
Cantharus pulcher Western Central Pacific 3 ShH
Cantharus spiralis Western Indian Ocean
Cantharus wagneri Wagner's goblet Indo-West Pacific. 3 ShH
Cantharus wrightae Wright's Cantharus Western Central Pacific 3 ShH
Cavineptunea monstrosa Western Atlantic. 3.8 DL
Chauvetia affinis Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia brunnea Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia candidissima Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia decorata Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia giunchiorum Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia helenae Eastern Atlantic. 0.7 DL
Chauvetia lefebvrii Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia lineolata Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia mamillata Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia procerula Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia recondita Mediterranean Sea.
Chauvetia ventrosa Mediterranean Sea.
Chlanidota anomala Western Atlantic. 2.37 DL
Chlanidota chordata Western Atlantic. 3.93 DL
Chlanidota densesculpta Western Atlantic, Antarct 4.03 DL
Chlanidota invenusta Western Atlantic. 3.96 DL
Chlanidota palliata Western Atlantic. 3.45 DL
Chlanidota paucispiralis Atlantic Antarctic. 4.03 DL
Chlanidota signeyana Western Atlantic and Indo 4.26 DL
Chlanidotella modesta Antarctic Atlantic 1.3 DL
Chlanificula thielei Western Atlantic, Antarct 4 DL
Clinopegma magnum Helmet whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Colubraria albometulaformis Western Central Pacific
Colubraria brinkae Western Central Pacific
Colubraria castanea Western Central Pacific
Colubraria ceylonensis Western Central Pacific
Colubraria clathrata Eastern Central Pacific 2.7 DL
Colubraria cumingi Western Central Pacific
Colubraria fantomei Western Central Pacific
Colubraria muricata Maculated dwarf triton Indo-Pacific. 10 ShH
Colubraria nitidula Central Pacific.
Colubraria obscura Eastern Central Pacific 4.9 SHL
Colubraria souverbii Western Central Pacific
Colubraria suduirauti Western Central Pacific
Colubraria tenera Western Central Pacific
Colubraria testacea Obscure dwarf triton Western Atlantic. 4.02 DL
Colubraria tortuosa Twisted dwarf triton Western Central Pacific
Colus altus Northeast Atlantic
Colus aphelus Oblique whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Colus brunneus Brown whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Colus esychus Esychus colus Arctic and Northwest Paci
Colus gracilis Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus holboelli Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus holboellii Atlantic Ocean. 7 DL
Colus islandicus Iceland whelk Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 12 DL
Colus jeffreysianus Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus kroyeri Arctic whelk East Pacific, Arctic and
Colus latericeus Northeast Atlantic and th 2.5 DL
Colus martensi Marten's whelk Arctic, Pacific Ocean and 1.03 DL
Colus ombronius Shady whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Colus perminutus Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL
Colus pubescens Hairy whelk Arctic and Western Atlant 8 DL
Colus pygmaeus Pygmy whelk Western Atlantic Ocean. 2 DL
Colus sabini Northeast Atlantic and th
Colus stimpsoni Stimpson's Colus Northern Atlantic and the 13 DL
Colus turgidulus Northeast Atlantic and th 5.6 DL
Crenatosipho beaglensis Western Atlantic. 0.86 DL
Drepanodontus tatyanae Western Atlantic. 5.6 DL
Engina albocincta Eastern Central Pacific
Engina alveolata Handsome Engina Western Central Pacific 2 ShH
Engina armillata Western Pacific
Engina bonasia Western Central Pacific
Engina concinna Western Central Pacific 1.7 ShH
Engina contracta Western Central Pacific
Engina corinnae Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL
Engina curtisiana Western Central Pacific
Engina demanorum Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL
Engina egregia Western Central Pacific 2 ShH
Engina farinosa Central Pacific
Engina fuscolineata Eastern Central Pacific
Engina fusiformis Western Central Pacific
Engina histrio Western Central Pacific
Engina incarnata Indo-West Pacific
Engina janowskyi Western Atlantic. 1.32 DL
Engina lanceolata Western Central Pacific 1 ShH
Engina lineata Indo-Pacific.
Engina mactanensis Central Pacific
Engina mendicaria Bumble bee snail Indo-West Pacific 2.2 ShH
Engina menkeana Western Central Pacific
Engina milleri Western Central Atlantic 1.04 DL
Engina obliquicostata Western Central Pacific 1.5 ShH
Engina phasinola Western Central Pacific
Engina rosacea Eastern Central Pacific
Engina siderea Indo-Pacific.
Engina spica Indo-West Pacific.
Engina turbinella White-spot Engina Atlantic Ocean. 1.5 DL
Engina zonalis Banded Engina Western Central Pacific
Enginella leucozona Mediterranean Sea.
Engoniophos unicinctus Western Atlantic 2.2 DL
Enigmaticolus marshalli Southwest Pacific
Enzinopsis astricta Western Central Pacific
Eosipho atlanticus Western Atlantic. 2.76 DL
Eosipho poppei Western Central Pacific
Euthria cornea Striated buccinum Mediterranean Sea. 6.5 TL
Euthria solifer Western Central Pacific.
Euthria walleri Western Central Pacific
Falsimohnia albozonata Antarctic, Western Atlant
Falsimohnia anderssoni Antarctic Atlantic
Falsimohnia fulvicans Western Atlantic. 0.82 DL
Falsitromina bella Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.74 DL
Falsitromina fenestrata Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.6 DL
Falsitromina powelli Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.7 DL
Falsitromina tricarinata Western Atlantic. 1.35 DL
Gemophos auritulus Western Atlantic. 3.5 DL
Gemophos filistriatus Western Atlantic. 2.86 DL
Gemophos tinctus Western Atlantic. 3.2 DL
Germonea rachelae Western Atlantic.
Glypteuthria meridionalis Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.87 DL
Habevolutopsius attenuatus Elongate whelk Eastern Pacific and the A
Hindsia suturalis Northwest Pacific
Kanamarua hyatinthus Western Central Pacific
Kelletia kelletii Kellet's whelk Eastern Central Pacific 17.5 SHL
Kryptos koehleri Mediterranean Sea.
Kryptos tholoides Western Atlantic. 1.68 DL
Latisipho hallii Shrew whelk Northern Pacific
Latisipho hypolispus Arctic and Northern Pacif
Liomesus ooides Egg whelk Eastern Pacific
Liomesus stimpsoni Western Atlantic. 5.2 DL
Lirabuccinum dirum Dire whelk Eastern Pacific 5 SHH
Lusitromina traverseensis Western Atlantic. 0.66 DL
Lussivolutopsius filosus Threaded whelk Eastern Pacific
Manaria burkeae Western Atlantic. 3.85 DL
Manaria chinoi Western Central Pacific
Meteuthria multituberculata Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.45 DL
Metula frausseni Western Atlantic. 2.53 DL
Metula gigliottii Western Atlantic. 3.81 DL
Metula guppyi Western Atlantic. 3.46 DL
Metula inflata Western Central Pacific
Metula inflatus Indo-West Pacific.
Metula lintea Western Atlantic. 2.7 DL
Metula metulina Western Central Pacific
Metula minor Western Atlantic. 1.54 DL
Metula mitrella Western Central Pacific
Metula significans Western Atlantic. 5.45 DL
Mohnia blakei Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL
Mohnia corbis Arctic
Mohnia freilei Canada
Mohnia krampi Western Atlantic.
Mohnia mohni Arctic
Mohnia parva Northeast Atlantic 1.28 DL
Monostiolum atlanticum Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL
Monostiolum auratum Western Atlantic. 2.14 DL
Monostiolum harryleei Western Atlantic. 1.89 DL
Monostiolum rosewateri Western Atlantic. 1.9 DL
Monostiolum tesselatum Western Atlantic.
Monostiolum tessellatum Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL
Muffinbuccinum catherinae Western Atlantic. 2.66 DL
Muricantharus harasewychi Western Atlantic. 2.5 DL
Nassaria amboynensis Western Central Pacific 4.5 ShH
Nassaria callomoni Western Central Pacific
Nassaria exquisita Western Central Pacific
Nassaria fusiformis Western Atlantic and West 4.5 ShH
Nassaria gyroscopoides Western Central Pacific
Nassaria miriamae Western Central Pacific
Nassaria perlata Western Central Pacific
Nassaria pusilla Western Central Pacific 2.5 ShH
Nassaria recurva Western Central Pacific 4 ShH
Nassaria spinigera Western Pacific
Nassaria thalassomeli Western Central Pacific
Nassaria thesaura Western Central Pacific
Neobuccinum eatoni Antarctic. 8 DL
Neptunea antiqua Red whelk Northeast Atlantic
Neptunea arthritica Neptune whelk Northwest Pacific 9.429 TL
Neptunea borealis Arctic
Neptunea communis Northeast Pacific and Arc 12.3 DL
Neptunea denselirata Arctic
Neptunea despecta Rejected neptune Arctic and Northern Atlan 11 DL
Neptunea heros Northern neptune Arctic, Northern Pacific
Neptunea intersculpta Arctic
Neptunea ithia Arctic
Neptunea lyrata Lyre whelk Western Atlantic Ocean, N 16.5 SHH
Neptunea phoenicea Phoenician whelk Northeast Pacific 11 SHH
Neptunea smirnia Smirnia whelk Eastern Pacific 11 NG
Neptunea tabulata Tabled whelk Eastern Pacific. 11 NG
Neptunea ventricosa Fat whelk Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Parabuccinum bisculptum Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.48 DL
Parabuccinum eltanini Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.64 DL
Parabuccinum polyspeira Southeast Pacific and Wes 1.53 DL
Parabuccinum rauscherti Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.96 DL
Paradoxa confirmata Eastern Central Atlantic
Paradoxa thomensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Pararetifusus dedonderi Western Central Pacific
Pareuthria cerealis Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.9 DL
Pareuthria fuscata Southeast Pacific and Sou 4.17 DL
Pareuthria innocens Antarctic Indian Ocean 0.75 DL
Pareuthria janseni Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.94 DL
Pareuthria magellanica Western Atlantic. 3.3 DL
Pareuthria michaelseni Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.5 DL
Pareuthria paessleri Southeast Pacific and Wes 1 DL
Pareuthria plicatula Western Atlantic and Indo 0.75 DL
Pareuthria plumbea Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.4 DL
Pareuthria powelli Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.8 DL
Pareuthria ringei Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.2 DL
Pareuthria valdiviae Southeast Pacific
Parficulina problematica Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.69 DL
Parviphos adelus Western Atlantic 1.65 DL
Phaenomenella nicoi Western Central Pacific
Phaenomenella samadiae Western Central Pacific
Phos blainvillei Western Central Pacific
Phos cyanostoma Western Central Pacific
Phos dumalis Eastern Central Pacific
Phos hirasei Indo-Pacific. 4 ShH
Phos nodicostatus Western Central Pacific
Phos roseatus Rosy phos Western Central Pacific 3.5 ShH
Phos sculptilis Eastern Indian Ocean
Phos senticosus Common Pacific phos Indo-West Pacific
Phos temperatus Western Central Pacific
Phos textiles Western Central Pacific
Phos textilis Western Pacific. 1.5 ShH
Phos textum Woven Pacific phos Western Central Pacific 3 ShH
Phos vandenberghi Western Central Pacific
Pisania bernardoi Western Atlantic. 1.93 DL
Pisania crenilabrum Western Central Pacific
Pisania decollata Eastern Central Pacific
Pisania fasciculata Banded pisania Central Pacific. 3.5 ShH
Pisania gracilis Western Central Pacific
Pisania hedleyi Southwest Pacific 6.2 DL
Pisania ignea Western Central Pacific
Pisania iostomus Western Central Pacific
Pisania jenningsi Western Central Pacific
Pisania lannumi Western Central Pacific
Pisania pusio Miniature trumpet triton Atlantic Ocean. 4.8 DL
Pisania striata Mediterranean Sea. 3 TL
Pisania sugimotoi Western Central Pacific
Pisania tritonoides Western Central Pacific
Pisania truncata Western Central Pacific
Pollia dorbignyi Western Indian Ocean and 3 TL
Pollia fumosa Whelk Pacific Ocean.
Pollia karinae Western Atlantic. 2.3 DL
Pollia mollis Western Central Pacific
Pollia scabra Mediterranean Sea.
Pollia scacchiana Mediterranean Sea.
Pollia subrubiginosus Indo-West Pacific
Pollia undosa Waved goblet Indo-Pacific. 4 ShH
Pollia vicdani Western Central Pacific
Preangeria dentata Western Central Pacific
Probuccinum angulatum Western Atlantic and Indi 0.99 DL
Probuccinum costatum Western Atlantic and Indo 1.4 DL
Probuccinum delicatulum Western Atlantic. 2.05 DL
Probuccinum tenerum Indo-Pacific, Western Atl 2.6 DL
Prodotia billeheusti Western Central Pacific
Prodotia gracilis Western Central Pacific
Prodotia iostoma Pacific Ocean.
Proneptunea duplicarinata Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL
Proneptunea fenestrata Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL
Proneptunea rufa Western Atlantic. 1.235 DL
Proneptunea subfenestrata Western Atlantic. 1.48 DL
Prosipho amiantus Western Atlantic. 0.665 DL
Prosipho antarctidis Southeast Pacific, Southw 1.2 DL
Prosipho astrolabiensis Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL
Prosipho aurora Antarctic Indian Ocean
Prosipho chordatus Western Atlantic. 0.88 DL
Prosipho contrarius Western Atlantic and Indo 0.6 DL
Prosipho crassicostatus Western Atlantic. 0.75 DL
Prosipho elongatus Western Atlantic and Indo 1.5 DL
Prosipho enricoi Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL
Prosipho glacialis Antarctic Indian Ocean
Prosipho grohae Atlantic Ocean. 0.6 DL
Prosipho harrietae Western Atlantic. 0.62 DL
Prosipho hedleyi Antarctic.
Prosipho hunteri Western Atlantic and Indo 0.65 DL
Prosipho iodes Western Atlantic. 0.72 DL
Prosipho mundus Western Atlantic and Indo 0.75 DL
Prosipho pellitus Antarctic and Southwest P 0.65 DL
Prosipho reversus Western Atlantic and Indi 0.49 DL
Prosipho sindemarkae Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL
Prosipho spiralis Western Atlantic and Indo 0.7 DL
Prosipho tomlini Antarctic Indian Ocean an
Prosipho turritus Western Atlantic. 0.73 DL
Prosipho wayae Western Atlantic. 0.62 DL
Pseudoliomesus ooides Nut whelk Arctic and Northern Pacif
Ptychosalpinx globulus Globose whelk Western Atlantic. 4 DL
Pyrulofusus deformis Warped whelk Arctic, Northeast Pacific 11 DL
Pyrulofusus harpa Left-hand whelk Northeast Pacific
Pyrulofusus melonis Giant melon whelk Arctic and Northern Pacif
Ranella australasia Australian trumpet Southwest Pacific.
Ranella olearium Little frog triton Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 20.5 DL
Ranella parthenopaeum Mediterranean
Retifusus roseus Rosy whelk Eastern Pacific, Northeas
Retimohnia acadiana Western Atlantic. 2.09 DL
Retimohnia carolinensis Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL
Retimohnia glypta Atlantic Ocean. 2.7 DL
Savatieria bertrandi Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL
Savatieria chordata Southeast Pacific and Wes 0.55 DL
Savatieria coppingeri Western Atlantic and East 0.63 DL
Savatieria deseadensis Western Atlantic. 0.57 DL
Savatieria meridionalis Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.43 DL
Searlesia modesta Northwest Pacific
Siphonalia fusoides Fusiform whelk Western Pacific
Siphonalia spadicea Brown-lined whelk Northwest Pacific
Solenosteira cancellaria Western Atlantic. 3.6 DL
Solenosteira gatesi Gates' goblet Eastern Pacific
Spikebuccinum stephaniae Western Atlantic. 1.99 DL
Steye janasaraiarum Western Atlantic. 0.43 DL
Strebela notophila Antarctic Atlantic 0.81 DL
Tacita danielsseni Eastern Atlantic and the 3.9 DL
Truncaria lindae Western Atlantic. 3.5 DL
Turrisipho fenestratus Fusiform colus Northeast Atlantic and th
Turrisipho lachesis Northeast Atlantic and th 8.04 DL
Turrisipho voeringi Northern Atlantic and the 7.7 DL
Volutopsius castaneus Volute whelk Eastern Pacific and the A 1.23 DL
Volutopsius fragilis Fragile whelk Eastern Pacific, Western 2.3 DL
Volutopsius norwegicus Norway whelk Arctic and Atlantic Ocean 8 DL
Volutopsius stefanssoni Arctic



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