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Family: Cancellariidae



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138 species
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Admete californica
[California Admete]
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Admete carinata
[]
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Admete clivicola
[]
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Admete contabulata
[]
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Admete couthouyi
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Admete frigida
[]
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Admete gracilior
[Slender Admete]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Admete haini
[]
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Admete laevior
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Admete magellanica
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Admete microscopica
[]
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Admete microsoma
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Admete nodosa
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Admete philippii
[]
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Admete regina
[Noble Admete]
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Admete sadko
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Admete schythei
[]
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Admete specularis
[]
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Admete tabulata
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL

 
Admete viridula
[Northern admete]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Admetula bayeri
[]
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Admetula formosa
[]
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Admetula leechunfui
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Admetula vossi
[]
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Admetula yerenjii
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

 
Agatrix agassizii
[Agassiz's nutmeg]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm NG

 
Agatrix epomis
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL

 
Aphera lindae
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Axelella brasiliensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL

 
Axelella scalatella
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
Axelella smithii (Dall, 1888)

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Axelella smithii
[]
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Bivetiella cancellata
[Cancellated nutmeg]
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Bivetiella similis
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Brocchinia clenchi
[]
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Brocchinia harasewychi
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Brocchinia pustulosa
[]
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Brocchinia verheckeni
[]
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Max. Length 5.3 cm DL

 
Cancellaria adelae
[]
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Cancellaria aqualica
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm ShH
Cancellaria asperella Lamarck, 1822

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Cancellaria asperella
[]
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Cancellaria boucheti
[]
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Cancellaria cooperii
[]
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Cancellaria crawfordiana
[Crawford nutmeg]
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Cancellaria ektyphos
[]
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Max. Length 3.6 cm DL

 
Cancellaria mediamericana
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH

 
Cancellaria mercadoi
[]
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Cancellaria modesta
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm ShH

 
Cancellaria oblonga
[]
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Max. Length 3.7 cm DL

 
Cancellaria petuchi
[]
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Max. Length 5.5 cm DL

 
Cancellaria reticulata
[Common nutmeg]
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Max. Length 3.1 cm DL

 
Cancellaria richardpetiti
[]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm DL

 
Cancellaria rosewateri
[]
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Fusiaphera macrospira
[]
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Fusiaphera macrospiratoides
[]
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Fusiaphera tosaensis
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL

 
Gerdiella alvesi
[]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm DL

 
Gerdiella cingulata
[]
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Gerdiella corbicula
[Basket nutmeg]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm DL

 
Gerdiella gerda
[]
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Max. Length 3.0 cm DL

 
Gerdiella santa
[]
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Gergovia petiti
[]
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Iphinopsis boucheti
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Iphinopsis nuda
[]
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Iphinopsis splendens
[]
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Merica elegans
[]
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Merica melanostoma
[]
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Merica semperiana
[]
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Merica sinensis
[]
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Mericella rosadoi
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Microcancilla jonasi
[]
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Microcancilla phoenix
[]
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Microsveltia chihyehi
[]
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Microsveltia chinglini
[]
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Microsveltia chinhuii
[]
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Microsveltia daili
[]
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Microsveltia ifengi
[]
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Microsveltia insulaguishan
[]
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Microsveltia marisorientalis
[]
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Microsveltia radii
[]
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Microsveltia wenderi
[]
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Neadmete circumcincta
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Neadmete modesta
[Modest admete]
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Nipponaphera habei
[]
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Nipponaphera iwaotakii
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm SHL

 
Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa
[]
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Nipponaphera suduirauti
[]
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Nipponaphera teramachii
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Nothoadmete antarctica
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Nothoadmete consobrina
[]
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Nothoadmete delicatula
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Nothoadmete tumida
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm ShH
Pisanella viva (Habe & Okutani, 1981)

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Pisanella viva
[]
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Plesiotriton vivus
[]
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Pseudobabylonella minima
[]
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Scalptia aliguayensis
[]
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Scalptia articularoides
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm TL

 
Scalptia bicolor
[Two-colour nutmeg]
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Scalptia contabulata
[]
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Scalptia crenifera
[]
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Scalptia crispatoide
[]
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Scalptia crossei
[]
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Scalptia delsaerdti
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Scalptia gorii
[]
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Scalptia harmulensis
[]
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Scalptia hystrix
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Scalptia larissaensis
[]
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Scalptia mencadoi
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Scalptia nassa
[]
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Scalptia rashafuensis
[]
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Scalptia richardi
[]
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Scalptia scalata
[]
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Scalptia thomasiana
[]
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Scalptia vangoethemi
[]
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Scalptia verreauxii
[]
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Sydaphera Christiana
[]
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Sydaphera gigantea
[]
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Tribia coronata
[]
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Trigonaphera bocageana
[]
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Trigonaphera dekkeri
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH

 
Trigonostoma crenifera
[]
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Trigonostoma kilburni
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm ShH

 
Trigonostoma obliquata
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Trigonostoma pellucida
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Trigonostoma rugosum
[Rugose nutmeg]
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Trigonostoma scalare
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm ShH
Trigonostoma scalariformis (Lamarck, 1822)

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Trigonostoma scalariformis
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm ShH
Trigonostoma scalata (Sowerby, 1832)

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Trigonostoma scalata
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL

 
Trigonostoma tenerum
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
Trigonostoma textilis (Kiener, 1841)

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Trigonostoma textilis
[]
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Trigonostoma thysthlon
[]
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Tritonoharpa antiquata
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL

 
Tritonoharpa bayeri
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Tritonoharpa beui
[]
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL

 
Tritonoharpa cubapatriae
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
Tritonoharpa lanceolata (Menke, 1828)

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Tritonoharpa lanceolata
[Arrow dwarf triton]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Tritonoharpa leali
[]
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Tritonoharpa pseudangasi
[]
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Zeadmete watsoni
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Admete californica California Admete East Pacific. 1908
Admete carinata Southeast Pacific, Southw 1880
Admete clivicola Northeast Atlantic and th 2011
Admete contabulata Northeast Atlantic and th 1879
Admete couthouyi Northern Atlantic and the 1839
Admete frigida Western Atlantic and East 0.7 DL 1885
Admete gracilior Slender Admete East Pacific. 1869
Admete haini Western Atlantic and Indi 1.0 DL 1996
Admete laevior Western Atlantic and East 1878
Admete magellanica Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.2 DL 1905
Admete microscopica Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1889
Admete microsoma Western Atlantic. 1908
Admete nodosa Atlantic Ocean. 1.2 DL 1885
Admete philippii Western Atlantic and East 1.3 DL 1907
Admete regina Noble Admete Eastern Pacific and the A 1911
Admete sadko Eastern Pacific and the A 1946
Admete schythei Western Atlantic and East 1.6 DL 1855
Admete specularis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1882
Admete tabulata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1875
Admete viridula Northern admete Eastern Pacific, Northern 2.3 DL 1780
Admetula bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1976
Admetula formosa Western Atlantic. 2020
Admetula leechunfui Western Atlantic. 2020
Admetula vossi Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1976
Admetula yerenjii Western Atlantic. 2020
Agatrix agassizii Agassiz's nutmeg Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1889
Agatrix epomis Western Central Atlantic 1.5 NG 1928
Aphera lindae Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1987
Axelella brasiliensis Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1991
Axelella scalatella Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1873
Axelella smithii Western Atlantic 1.5 DL 1888
Bivetiella cancellata Cancellated nutmeg Mediterranean Sea. 1767
Bivetiella similis Mediterranean Sea. 1833
Brocchinia clenchi Atlantic Ocean. 0.6 DL 1986
Brocchinia harasewychi Western Atlantic. 2006
Brocchinia pustulosa Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1991
Brocchinia verheckeni Western Atlantic. 2006
Cancellaria adelae Western Atlantic. 5.3 DL 1940
Cancellaria aqualica Western Central Pacific 1986
Cancellaria asperella Western Central Pacific 4 ShH 1822
Cancellaria boucheti Western Central Pacific 1986
Cancellaria cooperii Eastern Central Pacific 1865
Cancellaria crawfordiana Crawford nutmeg Eastern Central Pacific 1891
Cancellaria ektyphos Western Central Pacific 2000
Cancellaria mediamericana Western Atlantic. 3.6 DL 1998
Cancellaria mercadoi Western Central Pacific 3.5 ShH 1968
Cancellaria modesta Western Central Pacific 1865
Cancellaria oblonga Western Central Pacific 4.5 ShH 1825
Cancellaria petuchi Western Atlantic. 3.7 DL 1992
Cancellaria reticulata Common nutmeg Western Atlantic 5.5 DL 1767
Cancellaria richardpetiti Western Atlantic. 3.1 DL 1987
Cancellaria rosewateri Western Atlantic. 3.0 DL 1983
Fusiaphera macrospira Western Pacific 1850
Fusiaphera macrospiratoides Western Central Pacific 1961
Fusiaphera tosaensis Western Central Pacific 1961
Gerdiella alvesi Western Atlantic. 2.2 DL 2007
Gerdiella cingulata Western Atlantic. 3.2 DL 1972
Gerdiella corbicula Basket nutmeg East Pacific. 1908
Gerdiella gerda Western Atlantic. 3.0 DL 1972
Gerdiella santa Western Atlantic. 3.0 DL 1972
Gergovia petiti Western Atlantic. 2006
Iphinopsis boucheti Western Indian Ocean 2004
Iphinopsis nuda Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1927
Iphinopsis splendens Western Atlantic. 2006
Merica elegans Western Central Pacific 1822
Merica melanostoma Indo-West Pacific. 1849
Merica semperiana Western Central Pacific 1863
Merica sinensis Northwest Pacific 1856
Mericella rosadoi Western Indian Ocean 2020
Microcancilla jonasi Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 2007
Microcancilla phoenix Western Atlantic. 2021
Microsveltia chihyehi Western Atlantic. 2022
Microsveltia chinglini Western Atlantic. 2022
Microsveltia chinhuii Western Atlantic. 2021
Microsveltia daili Western Atlantic. 2022
Microsveltia ifengi Western Atlantic. 2020
Microsveltia insulaguishan Western Atlantic. 2022
Microsveltia marisorientalis Western Atlantic. 2022
Microsveltia radii Western Atlantic. 2021
Microsveltia wenderi Western Atlantic. 2020
Neadmete circumcincta Western Atlantic. 1873
Neadmete modesta Modest admete Northeast Pacific and Wes 0.6 DL 1864
Nipponaphera habei Western Central Pacific 1972
Nipponaphera iwaotakii Western Central Pacific 1961
Nipponaphera nodosivaricosa Western Central Pacific 1.3 SHL 1979
Nipponaphera suduirauti Western Central Pacific 1999
Nipponaphera teramachii Western Central Pacific 1961
Nothoadmete antarctica Western Atlantic and Indo 1.2 DL 1908
Nothoadmete consobrina Western Atlantic and Indo 1.2 DL 1951
Nothoadmete delicatula Antarctic Indian Ocean 1907
Nothoadmete tumida Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1982
Pisanella viva Western Central Pacific 5.5 ShH 1971
Plesiotriton vivus Indo-West Pacific. 1981
Pseudobabylonella minima Mediterranean Sea. 1856
Scalptia aliguayensis Western Central Pacific 2008
Scalptia articularoides Western Indian Ocean 1995
Scalptia bicolor Two-colour nutmeg Indo-West Pacific. 2.2 TL 1843
Scalptia contabulata Indo-West Pacific. 1833
Scalptia crenifera Western Central Pacific 1833
Scalptia crispatoide Western Central Pacific 2008
Scalptia crossei Western Central Pacific 1861
Scalptia delsaerdti Western Indian Ocean 2020
Scalptia gorii Western Indian Ocean 2020
Scalptia harmulensis Western Indian Ocean 2015
Scalptia hystrix Western Indian Ocean. 1856
Scalptia larissaensis Western Indian Ocean 2020
Scalptia mencadoi Western Central Pacific 1968
Scalptia nassa Western Central Pacific 1791
Scalptia rashafuensis Western Indian Ocean 2020
Scalptia richardi Eastern Indian Ocean 2015
Scalptia scalata Western Central Pacific 1832
Scalptia thomasiana Indo-Pacific. 1861
Scalptia vangoethemi Western Central Pacific 1995
Scalptia verreauxii Western Central Pacific 1841
Sydaphera Christiana Western Central Pacific 2008
Sydaphera gigantea Western Central Pacific 2002
Tribia coronata Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Trigonaphera bocageana Northwest Pacific 1863
Trigonaphera dekkeri Western Indian Ocean 2018
Trigonostoma crenifera Western Central Pacific 2.5 ShH 1833
Trigonostoma kilburni Western Indian Ocean 2000
Trigonostoma obliquata Western Pacific 2 ShH 1822
Trigonostoma pellucida Western Central Pacific 1811
Trigonostoma rugosum Rugose nutmeg East Pacific. 2.5 DL 1822
Trigonostoma scalare Western Central Pacific 1791
Trigonostoma scalariformis Western Pacific 3 ShH 1822
Trigonostoma scalata Western Central Pacific 3 ShH 1832
Trigonostoma tenerum Western Atlantic 3.9 DL 1848
Trigonostoma textilis Western Central Pacific 3.5 ShH 1841
Trigonostoma thysthlon Western Central Pacific 1987
Tritonoharpa antiquata Central Pacific 1844
Tritonoharpa bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 1987
Tritonoharpa beui Indo-West Pacific 1997
Tritonoharpa cubapatriae Western Atlantic. 4.5 DL 1975
Tritonoharpa lanceolata Arrow dwarf triton Western Atlantic. 3.8 DL 1828
Tritonoharpa leali Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1992
Tritonoharpa pseudangasi Indo-Pacific. 1987
Zeadmete watsoni Antarctic Indian Ocean 1970



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