36 Species in Family Tegulidae
Nominal species list for Tegulidae
Scientific Name Author English Name
Rochia conus (Gmelin, 1791) Cone-shaped top
Rochia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1767) Commercial top
Tegula argyrostoma (Gmelin, 1791)
Tegula atra (Lesson, 1830) Smooth black trochid
Tegula aureotincta (Forbes, 1850) Gilded tegula
Tegula brunnea Philippi, 1848 Brown turban snail
Tegula corteziana Mclean, 1970
Tegula eiseni Jordan, 1936 Banded tegula
Tegula excavata (Lamarck, 1822) Green-base tegula
Tegula fasciata (Born, 1778) Silky tegula
Tegula funebralis (Adams, 1855) Black turban snail
Tegula gallina (Forbes, 1850) Speckled tegula
Tegula gruneri (Philippi, 1849) Gem tegula
Tegula hotessieriana (d'Orbigny, 1842) Caribbean tegula
Tegula lividomaculata (Adams, 1845) West Indian tegula
Tegula maculostriata (Adams)
Tectus dentatus (Forsskål, 1775) Toothed top shell
Tectus fenestratus (Gmelin, 1791) Fenestrate top
Tectus pyramis (Born, 1778) Pyramid top
Tectus royanus (Iredale, 1912)
Tectus triserialis (Lamarck, 1822)
Tegula mariana Dall, 1919
Tegula montereyi (Kiener, 1850) Monterey tegula
Tegula nigerrima (Gmelin, 1791)
Tegula patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1838)
Tegula pellisserpentis Wood, 1828
Tegula pulligo (Gmelin, 1791) Dusky tegula
Tegula puntagordana Weisbord, 1962
Tegula regina Stearns, 1892 Queen tegula
Tegula rubroflammulata (Koch, 1843)
Tegula rustica (Gmelin, 1791)
Tegula subplicata (King & Broderip, 1832)
Tegula tridentata (Potiez & Michaud, 1838)
Tegula verdispira McLean, 1970
Tegula verrucosa McLean, 1970
Tegula viridula (Gmelin, 1791)
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