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Family: Drilliidae (See list of species below)

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189 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Bellaspira brunnescens
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Bellaspira grippi
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Bellaspira margaritensis
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Bellaspira pentagonalis
[Orange-rib drillia]
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Bellaspira rigida
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Cerodrillia asymmetrica
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Cerodrillia bahamensis
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Cerodrillia clappa
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Cerodrillia clappi
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Cerodrillia cybele
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Cerodrillia girardi
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Cerodrillia hannyae
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Cerodrillia perryae
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Cerodrillia schroederi
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Cerodrillia simpsoni
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Cerodrillia thea
[Tea drillia]
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Cerodrillia verrillii
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Clavus alboroseus
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Clavus andreolbrichi
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Clavus auricularia
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Clavus bilineatus
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Clavus brianmayi
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Clavus cadenasi
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Clavus canalicularis
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Clavus canicularis
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Clavus coffea
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Clavus cygnea
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Clavus davidgilmouri
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Clavus enna
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Clavus exasperatus
[Exasperating turris]
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Clavus flammulatus
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Clavus fulva
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Clavus fusconitens
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Clavus groschi
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Clavus hewittae
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Clavus johnsoni
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Clavus juani
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Clavus kirkhammetti
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Clavus lacertosus
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Clavus laeta
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Clavus lamberti
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Clavus mighelsi
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Clavus nodifera
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Clavus occiduus
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Clavus opalus
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Clavus pica
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Clavus powelli
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Clavus protentus
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Clavus pulicarius
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Clavus rissoiniformis
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Clavus subtilifasciatus
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Clavus suduirauti
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Clavus triantoniorum
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Clavus undata
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Clavus unizonalis
[One-zoned turris]
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Clavus velcolorum
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Clavus viduus
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Clavus wilmeri
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Crassopleura maravignae
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Cymatosyrinx bartschi
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Cymatosyrinx fritillaria
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Cymatosyrinx impolita
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Cymatosyrinx nodulosa
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Cymatosyrinx parciplicata
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Drillia albicostata
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Drillia albomaculata
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Drillia alcyonea
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Drillia altispira
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Drillia angolensis
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Drillia asra
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Drillia audax
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Drillia bealiana
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Drillia cecchii
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Drillia connelli
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Drillia cydia
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Drillia diasi
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Drillia dolorosa
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Drillia dovyalis
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Drillia enae
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Drillia havanensis
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Drillia indra
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Drillia kophameli
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Drillia lea
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Drillia lignaria
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Drillia macleani
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Drillia nenia
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Drillia pharcida
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Drillia poecila
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Drillia sacra
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Drillia spirostachys
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Drillia tricarinata
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Drillia wolfei
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Elaeocyma abdera
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Elaeocyma amplinucis
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Elaeocyma melichroa
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Elaeocyma splendidula
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Iredalea exilis
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Iredalea inclinata
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Iredalea pupoidea
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Kylix rugifera
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Leptadrillia cinereopellis
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Leptadrillia cookei
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Leptadrillia firmichorda
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Leptadrillia loria
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Splendrillia academica
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Splendrillia angularia
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Splendrillia aomoriensis
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Splendrillia aoteana
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Splendrillia aurora
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Splendrillia basilirata
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Splendrillia benthicola
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Splendrillia boucheti
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Splendrillia brycei
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Splendrillia campbellensis
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Splendrillia carolae
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Splendrillia carolinae
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Splendrillia clydonia
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Splendrillia coccinata
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Splendrillia crassiplicata
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Splendrillia daviesi
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Splendrillia debilis
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Splendrillia eburnea
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Splendrillia elongata
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Splendrillia eva
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Splendrillia falsa
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Splendrillia fucata
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Splendrillia globosa
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Splendrillia gratiosa
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Splendrillia halidorema
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Splendrillia hansenae
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Splendrillia hayesi
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Splendrillia hedleyi
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Splendrillia hermata
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Splendrillia houbricki
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Splendrillia hypsela
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Splendrillia intermedia
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Splendrillia jacula
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Splendrillia jarosae
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Splendrillia kapuranga
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Splendrillia kylix
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Splendrillia larochei
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Splendrillia lissotropis
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Splendrillia longbottomi
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Splendrillia lucida
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Splendrillia lygdina
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Splendrillia mikrokamelos
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Splendrillia minima
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Splendrillia moseri
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Splendrillia obscura
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Splendrillia otagoensis
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Splendrillia persica
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Splendrillia powelli
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Splendrillia problematica
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Splendrillia raricostata
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Splendrillia resplendens
[Montagu's sea snail]
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Splendrillia roseacincta
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Splendrillia runcinata
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Splendrillia sarda
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Splendrillia skambos
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Splendrillia solicitata
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Splendrillia spadicina
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Splendrillia striata
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Splendrillia subviridis
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Splendrillia suluensis
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Splendrillia tantula
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Splendrillia taylori
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Splendrillia triconica
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Splendrillia vivens
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Splendrillia wayae
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Splendrillia westralis
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Splendrillia woodringi
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Splendrillia zanzibarica
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Tylotiella basipunctata
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Tylotiella falcicosta
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Tylotiella herberti
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Tylotiella hottentota
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Tylotiella isibopho
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Tylotiella japonica
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Tylotiella leforesteri
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Tylotiella malva
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Tylotiella papilio
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Tylotiella pica
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Tylotiella quadrasi
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Tylotiella quadrata
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Tylotiella subobliquata
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Tylotiella sulekile
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Viridrillia cervina
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Viridrillia hendersoni
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Viridrillia williami
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189 Species of Family Drilliidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Bellaspira brunnescens Western Central Atlantic
Bellaspira grippi Eastern Central Pacific a 1.3 DL
Bellaspira margaritensis Western Central Atlantic. 1.6 DL
Bellaspira pentagonalis Orange-rib drillia Eastern Pacific and West 0.7 DL
Bellaspira rigida Northeast Atlantic
Cerodrillia asymmetrica Eastern Pacific.
Cerodrillia bahamensis Western Central Atlantic
Cerodrillia clappa Western Central Atlantic
Cerodrillia clappi Western Central Atlantic 1.18 DL
Cerodrillia cybele Eastern Pacific.
Cerodrillia girardi Western Central Atlantic 1.28 DL
Cerodrillia hannyae Western Central Atlantic 0.65 DL
Cerodrillia perryae Western Atlantic. 1.29 DL
Cerodrillia schroederi Western Atlantic. 0.78 DL
Cerodrillia simpsoni Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Cerodrillia thea Tea drillia Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL
Cerodrillia verrillii Western Atlantic 0.55 DL
Clavus alboroseus Western Indian Ocean 0.93 SHH
Clavus andreolbrichi Western Central Pacific
Clavus auricularia Western Central Pacific
Clavus bilineatus Western Central Pacific
Clavus brianmayi Western Central Pacific
Clavus cadenasi Western Central Atlantic
Clavus canalicularis Indo-Pacific
Clavus canicularis Western Central Pacific
Clavus coffea Western Central Pacific
Clavus cygnea Western Central Pacific
Clavus davidgilmouri Western Central Pacific
Clavus enna Indo-Pacific.
Clavus exasperatus Exasperating turris Western Central Pacific
Clavus flammulatus Indo-Pacific
Clavus fulva Indo-Pacific.
Clavus fusconitens Western Central Pacific
Clavus groschi Western Indian Ocean
Clavus hewittae Eastern Indian Ocean
Clavus johnsoni Western Central Atlantic 3.1 DL
Clavus juani Western Indian Ocean 0.57 SHH
Clavus kirkhammetti Western Indian Ocean
Clavus lacertosus Southwest Pacific
Clavus laeta Indo-Pacific
Clavus lamberti Indo-Pacific
Clavus mighelsi Eastern Central Pacific
Clavus nodifera Eastern Central Pacific
Clavus occiduus Eastern Indian Ocean
Clavus opalus Indo-Pacific
Clavus pica Indo-Pacific.
Clavus powelli Eastern Central Pacific
Clavus protentus Southwest Pacific and Eas
Clavus pulicarius Eastern Indian Ocean
Clavus rissoiniformis Eastern Central Pacific
Clavus subtilifasciatus Western Indian Ocean 0.58 SHH
Clavus suduirauti Western Central Pacific
Clavus triantoniorum Western Indian Ocean 0.449 SHH
Clavus undata Southwest Pacific
Clavus unizonalis One-zoned turris Indo-Pacific
Clavus velcolorum Western Indian Ocean 0.88 SHH
Clavus viduus Western Central Pacific
Clavus wilmeri Eastern Indian Ocean
Crassopleura maravignae Mediterranean Sea.
Cymatosyrinx bartschi Western Central Atlantic 1.05 DL
Cymatosyrinx fritillaria Western Central Atlantic
Cymatosyrinx impolita Northwest Pacific
Cymatosyrinx nodulosa Mediterranean.
Cymatosyrinx parciplicata Northwest Pacific
Drillia albicostata Eastern Pacific
Drillia albomaculata Western Central Atlantic
Drillia alcyonea Western Indian Ocean
Drillia altispira Western Indian Ocean
Drillia angolensis Eastern Central Atlantic
Drillia asra Western Indian Ocean
Drillia audax Western Indian Ocean
Drillia bealiana Western Central Atlantic 1.2 DL
Drillia cecchii Western Indian Ocean
Drillia connelli Western Indian Ocean
Drillia cydia Western Atlantic 2.05 DL
Drillia diasi Southeast Atlantic
Drillia dolorosa Southeast Atlantic
Drillia dovyalis Southeast Atlantic
Drillia enae Western Central Atlantic 1.66 DL
Drillia havanensis Western Central Atlantic 0.9 DL
Drillia indra Western Indian Ocean
Drillia kophameli Western Africa. 0.95 DL
Drillia lea Southeast Atlantic
Drillia lignaria Southeast Atlantic
Drillia macleani Eastern Pacific.
Drillia nenia Southwest Pacific
Drillia pharcida Western Atlantic
Drillia poecila Western Central Pacific
Drillia sacra Western Indian Ocean 1.933 SHH
Drillia spirostachys Western Indian Ocean
Drillia tricarinata Southwest Pacific
Drillia wolfei Western Atlantic 1.9 DL
Elaeocyma abdera Eastern Central Pacific
Elaeocyma amplinucis Eastern Pacific
Elaeocyma melichroa Eastern Pacific
Elaeocyma splendidula Eastern Pacific
Iredalea exilis Indo-Pacific. 0.634 SHH
Iredalea inclinata Indo-Pacific.
Iredalea pupoidea Western Central Pacific
Kylix rugifera Eastern Pacific
Leptadrillia cinereopellis Northwest Pacific
Leptadrillia cookei Western Atlantic 0.8 DL
Leptadrillia firmichorda Eastern Pacific
Leptadrillia loria Western Atlantic. 0.68 DL
Splendrillia academica Eastern Pacific
Splendrillia angularia Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia aomoriensis Northwest Pacific
Splendrillia aoteana Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia aurora Indo-Pacific.
Splendrillia basilirata Southeast Pacific.
Splendrillia benthicola Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia boucheti Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia brycei Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia campbellensis Southeast Pacific
Splendrillia carolae Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia carolinae Western Atlantic. 1 DL
Splendrillia clydonia Western Indian Ocean
Splendrillia coccinata Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL
Splendrillia crassiplicata Northwest Pacific
Splendrillia daviesi Southeast Atlantic
Splendrillia debilis Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia eburnea Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia elongata Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia eva Southeast Atlantic
Splendrillia falsa Western Indian Ocean
Splendrillia fucata Western Atlantic.
Splendrillia globosa Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia gratiosa Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia halidorema Western Atlantic
Splendrillia hansenae Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia hayesi Southeast Atlantic
Splendrillia hedleyi Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia hermata Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia houbricki Western Indian Ocean
Splendrillia hypsela Western Atlantic. 0.48 DL
Splendrillia intermedia Western Indian Ocean
Splendrillia jacula Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia jarosae Western Pacific Central
Splendrillia kapuranga Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia kylix Western Indian Ocean
Splendrillia larochei Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia lissotropis Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL
Splendrillia longbottomi Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia lucida Indo-Pacific.
Splendrillia lygdina Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia mikrokamelos Southwest Atlantic
Splendrillia minima Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia moseri Western Atlantic. 3 DL
Splendrillia obscura Southeast Pacific.
Splendrillia otagoensis Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia persica Indo-Pacific.
Splendrillia powelli Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia problematica Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia raricostata Northwest Pacific
Splendrillia resplendens Montagu's sea snail Western Indian Ocean 1.78 SHH
Splendrillia roseacincta Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia runcinata Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia sarda Southeast Atlantic
Splendrillia skambos Southeast Atlantic
Splendrillia solicitata Northwest Pacific
Splendrillia spadicina Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia striata Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia subviridis Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia suluensis Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia tantula Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL
Splendrillia taylori Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia triconica Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia vivens Southwest Pacific
Splendrillia wayae Western Central Pacific
Splendrillia westralis Eastern Indian Ocean
Splendrillia woodringi Western Atlantic 1.82 DL
Splendrillia zanzibarica Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella basipunctata Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella falcicosta Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella herberti Southeast Atlantic
Tylotiella hottentota Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella isibopho Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella japonica Northwest Pacific
Tylotiella leforesteri Western Central Pacific
Tylotiella malva Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella papilio Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella pica Western Central Pacific
Tylotiella quadrasi Western Central Pacific
Tylotiella quadrata Western Indian Ocean
Tylotiella subobliquata Indo-Pacific.
Tylotiella sulekile Western Indian Ocean
Viridrillia cervina Western Atlantic 1.04 DL
Viridrillia hendersoni Western Atlantic 1.09 DL
Viridrillia williami Western Central Atlantic. 0.9 DL



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