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Family: Volutidae volutes (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Adelomelon ancilla [Ancilla volute]	No picture found Adelomelon beckii []	No picture found Adelomelon riosi []
No picture found Alcithoe aillaudorum []	No picture found Alcithoe larochei [Volute]	No picture found Ampulla priamus []
No picture found Arctomelon stearnsii [Alaska volute]	No picture found Argentovoluta bottai []	No picture found Calliotectum barneli []
No picture found Calliotectum johnsoni []	No picture found Calliotectum smithi []	Cymbiola aulica [Princely volute]
No picture found Cymbiola cathcartiae []	No picture found Cymbiola deshayesi []	No picture found Cymbiola imperialis []
No picture found Cymbiola malayensis []	No picture found Cymbiola nivosa []	No picture found Cymbiola nobilis [Noble volute]
No picture found Cymbiola palawanica []	No picture found Cymbiola rossiniana []	No picture found Cymbiola rutila []
Cymbiola vespertilio [Bat volute]	Cymbium cymbium [Pig's snout volute]	No picture found Cymbium glans [Elephant's snoout volute]
Cymbium marmoratum [Mamorate volute]	Cymbium olla [Algarve volute]	No picture found Cymbium pepo [Neptune's volute]
Enaeta cylleniformis [Sand lyria]	No picture found Enaeta guildingii []	Enaeta reevei []
No picture found Fulgoraria hamillei []	Harpovoluta charcoti []	No picture found Livonia mervcooperi []
No picture found Lyria beauii []	No picture found Lyria boholensis []	No picture found Lyria cordis []
No picture found Lyria deliciosa []	No picture found Lyria grandidieri []	No picture found Lyria guionneti []
No picture found Lyria insignata []	No picture found Lyria kuniene []	No picture found Lyria leonardi []
No picture found Lyria mikoi []	No picture found Lyria nucleus []	No picture found Lyria planicostata []
No picture found Lyria poppei []	No picture found Lyria russjenseni []	No picture found Lyria suduirauti []
Melo amphora [Diadem volute]	No picture found Melo broderipii [Crowned baler]	Melo melo [Indian volute]
No picture found Melo nauticum []	No picture found Melo umbilicatus []	No picture found Minicymbiola corderoi []
No picture found Miomelon eltanini []	No picture found Miomelon scoresbyanum []	No picture found Miomelon turnerae []
No picture found Nanomelon viperinum []	No picture found Nanomelon vossi []	No picture found Odontocymbiola americana []
No picture found Odontocymbiola canigiai []	No picture found Odontocymbiola cleryana []	No picture found Odontocymbiola macaensis []
No picture found Odontocymbiola magellanica [Magellanic volute]	No picture found Odontocymbiola pescalia []	No picture found Odontocymbiola saotomensis []
No picture found Odontocymbiola simulatrix []	No picture found Odontocymbiola subnodosa []	No picture found Pachycymbiola brasiliana [Brazilian volute]
No picture found Pachycymbiola ferussacii []	No picture found Plicoliva zelindae []	No picture found Provocator alabastrina []
No picture found Provocator corderoi []	No picture found Provocator mirabilis [Golden volute]	No picture found Provocator palliatus []
No picture found Provocator pulcher []	No picture found Scaphella aguayoi []	No picture found Scaphella contoyensis []
No picture found Scaphella dohrni []	No picture found Scaphella dubia [Dubious volute]	No picture found Scaphella evelina []
No picture found Scaphella garciai []	No picture found Scaphella gaudiati []	Scaphella gouldiana [Banded volute]
Scaphella junonia [Junonia]	No picture found Scaphella luizcoutoi []	No picture found Scaphella macginnorum []
No picture found Scaphella neptunia []	No picture found Scaphella robusta []	No picture found Scaphella torrei []
No picture found Teramachia mirabilis []	No picture found Tractolira germonae []	No picture found Tractolira tenebrosa []
No picture found Voluta ebraea []	No picture found Voluta morrisoni []	Voluta musica [Music volute]
No picture found Voluta polypleura []	No picture found Voluta virescens [Green music volute]	No picture found Volutifusus piraticus []
No picture found Zidona dufresnei [Angulate volute]

100 Species of Family Volutidae
(volutes)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Adelomelon ancilla	Ancilla volute	Southeast Pacific and Sou	21 DL
Adelomelon beckii		Southeast Pacific and Sou	49.2 DL
Adelomelon riosi		Western Atlantic.	37.5 DL
Alcithoe aillaudorum		Western Central Pacific.
Alcithoe larochei	Volute	Southwest Pacific
Ampulla priamus		Mediterranean Sea.
Arctomelon stearnsii	Alaska volute	Northeast Pacific
Argentovoluta bottai		Western Atlantic.	3.93 DL
Calliotectum barneli		Western Central Pacific
Calliotectum johnsoni		Western Central Pacific
Calliotectum smithi		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola aulica	Princely volute	Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola cathcartiae		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola deshayesi		Western Central Pacific.
Cymbiola imperialis		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola malayensis		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola nivosa		Eastern Indian Ocean
Cymbiola nobilis	Noble volute	Western Pacific
Cymbiola palawanica		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola rossiniana		Western Central Pacific.
Cymbiola rutila		Western Central Pacific
Cymbiola vespertilio	Bat volute	Western Central Pacific.	11.5 ShH
Cymbium cymbium	Pig's snout volute	Eastern Central Atlantic	20 SHL
Cymbium glans	Elephant's snoout volute	Eastern Atlantic
Cymbium marmoratum	Mamorate volute	Eastern Central Atlantic
Cymbium olla	Algarve volute	Eastern Atlantic and the	15 SHL
Cymbium pepo	Neptune's volute	Atlantic Ocean
Enaeta cylleniformis	Sand lyria	Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL
Enaeta guildingii		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL
Enaeta reevei		Western Atlantic
Fulgoraria hamillei		Northwest Pacific
Harpovoluta charcoti		Antarctic.	7.5 DL
Livonia mervcooperi		Eastern Indian Ocean
Lyria beauii		Western Atlantic.	7.1 DL
Lyria boholensis		Western Central Pacific
Lyria cordis		Western Atlantic.	4.3 DL
Lyria deliciosa		Western Central Pacific.
Lyria grandidieri		Western Central Pacific.
Lyria guionneti		Western Central Pacific.
Lyria insignata		Southwest Pacific.
Lyria kuniene		Western Central Pacific.
Lyria leonardi		Western Atlantic.	10 DL
Lyria mikoi		Western Central Pacific
Lyria nucleus		Southwest Pacific.
Lyria planicostata		Western Central Pacific
Lyria poppei		Western Central Pacific.
Lyria russjenseni		Western Atlantic.	7 DL
Lyria suduirauti		Western Central Pacific
Melo amphora	Diadem volute	Indo-West Pacific	50 SHL
Melo broderipii	Crowned baler	Western Central Pacific
Melo melo	Indian volute	Indo-West Pacific	27.5 SHL
Melo nauticum		Western Central Pacific
Melo umbilicatus		Western Central Pacific
Minicymbiola corderoi		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL
Miomelon eltanini		Southeast Pacific, Southw	3.12 DL
Miomelon scoresbyanum		Southeast Pacific and Sou	4.97 DL
Miomelon turnerae		Southeast Pacific, Wester	4.95 DL
Nanomelon viperinum		Western Atlantic.	4.9 DL
Nanomelon vossi		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Odontocymbiola americana		Western Atlantic.	7.6 DL
Odontocymbiola canigiai		Southeast Pacific and Wes	17.4 DL
Odontocymbiola cleryana		Western Atlantic.	6 DL
Odontocymbiola macaensis		Western Atlantic.	7.5 DL
Odontocymbiola magellanica	Magellanic volute	Southeast Pacific and Sou	20 DL
Odontocymbiola pescalia		Southeast Pacific and Sou	11 DL
Odontocymbiola saotomensis		Western Atlantic.	8 DL
Odontocymbiola simulatrix		Western Atlantic.	33 DL
Odontocymbiola subnodosa		Southeast Pacific and Wes	16 DL
Pachycymbiola brasiliana	Brazilian volute	Western Atlantic	20 DL
Pachycymbiola ferussacii		Southeast Pacific and Sou	12.5 DL
Plicoliva zelindae		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Provocator alabastrina		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Provocator corderoi		Western Atlantic.	7.9 DL
Provocator mirabilis	Golden volute	Southwest Pacific
Provocator palliatus		Western Atlantic.	10.6 DL
Provocator pulcher		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Scaphella aguayoi		Western Atlantic.	11.3 DL
Scaphella contoyensis		Western Atlantic.	17.3 DL
Scaphella dohrni		Western Central Atlantic.	13.8 DL
Scaphella dubia	Dubious volute	Western Atlantic.	9.8 DL
Scaphella evelina		Western Atlantic	24 DL
Scaphella garciai		Western Atlantic.	4.72 DL
Scaphella gaudiati		Western Atlantic.	8.9 DL
Scaphella gouldiana	Banded volute	Western Atlantic.	7.4 DL
Scaphella junonia	Junonia	Western Atlantic.	11.4 DL
Scaphella luizcoutoi		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Scaphella macginnorum		Western Atlantic.	15.8 DL
Scaphella neptunia		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL
Scaphella robusta		Western Atlantic.	11.9 DL
Scaphella torrei		Western Atlantic.	11.6 DL
Teramachia mirabilis		Western Atlantic.	12.5 DL
Tractolira germonae		Western Atlantic.	8.1 DL
Tractolira tenebrosa		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL
Voluta ebraea		Western Atlantic.	24 DL
Voluta morrisoni		Western Central Atlantic	7.3 DL
Voluta musica	Music volute	Western Atlantic	11.1 DL
Voluta polypleura		Western Central Atlantic	9.4 DL
Voluta virescens	Green music volute	Western Central Atlantic	11.4 NG
Volutifusus piraticus		Western Atlantic.	9.4 DL
Zidona dufresnei	Angulate volute	Southwest Atlantic and So	27 DL

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