Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Amiantofusus amiantus		Atlantic Ocean.	2.5 DL	1889
Antemetula mitrella		Northwest Pacific		1850
Aptyxis syracusana		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Benimakia cloveri		Western Central Pacific		2008
Benimakia lanceolata		Western Central Pacific		1847
Benimakia nodata		Western Central Pacific		1791
Benimakia rhodostoma		Indo-Pacific.		1860
Benimakia sowerbyi		Eastern Central Pacific		1907
Bullockus guesti		Western Atlantic.	3.0 DL	2008
Bullockus honkeri		Western Atlantic.	4.0 DL	2006
Bullockus mcmurrayi		Western Atlantic.	5.2 DL	1941
Bullockus pseudovarai		Western Atlantic.	8.2 DL	2008
Bullockus varai		Western Atlantic.	7 DL	1970
Chryseofusus artutus		Western Central Pacific		2003
Chryseofusus chrysodomoides		Indo-West Pacific.		1911
Chryseofusus graciliformis		Western Central Pacific		1880
Crassicantharus aureatus		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus beslui		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus boutetorum		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus feioides		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus letourneuxi		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus magnificus		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus metallicus		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus nexus		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Crassicantharus norfolkensis		Southwest Pacific		1972
Crassicantharus noumeensis		Western Central Pacific		1870
Crassicantharus perlatus		Eastern Central Pacific		2015
Cyrtulus serotinus		Eastern Central Pacific		1843
Dentifusus deynzeni		Western Central Pacific		2003
Dolicholatirus celinainarumai		Western Central Pacific		1981
Dolicholatirus lancea		Western Central Pacific		1971
Dolicholatirus pauli	Slender latirus	Western Central Atlantic.	3 DL	1955
Falsilatirus kuroseanus		Western Central Pacific		1975
Falsilatirus pacificus		Western Central Pacific		1988
Falsilatirus suduirauti		Western Central Pacific		1995
Fasciolaria branhamae		Western Atlantic.	12.8 DL	1951
Fasciolaria bullisi	Yellow tulip	Western Atlantic.	13.4 DL	1972
Fasciolaria hollisteri		Western Atlantic.	15.8 DL	1962
Fasciolaria hunteria	Banded tulip shell	Western Atlantic.	10 DL	1811
Fasciolaria lignaria		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Fasciolaria lilium	Banded tulip	Western Atlantic.	8.8 TL	1807
Fasciolaria tephrina		Western Central Atlantic	28 DL	2002
Fasciolaria tulipa	True tulip	Western Atlantic	25 NG	1758
Fusinus aepynotus	Graceful spindle	Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1889
Fusinus agatha		Western Atlantic.	9.7 DL	2005
Fusinus alcimus	Stout spindle	Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1889
Fusinus alternatus		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Fusinus amphiurgus	Slender spindle	Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1889
Fusinus ansatus	Philippi's spindle	Western Atlantic.	20 DL	1791
Fusinus arabicus		Western Indian Ocean		1898
Fusinus australis		Indo-Pacific.		1833
Fusinus barbarensis	Santa Barbara spindle	East Pacific.		1855
Fusinus benjamini		Western Atlantic.	18.2 DL	1997
Fusinus benthalis	Modest spindle	Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1889
Fusinus blakensis		Western Atlantic.	9.0 DL	2000
Fusinus bocagei		Western Atlantic.		1882
Fusinus bountyi		Eastern Pacific		1975
Fusinus brasiliensis		Western Atlantic.	12 DL	1904
Fusinus buzzurroi		Mediterranean Sea.		2008
Fusinus carvalhoriosi		Western Atlantic.	18.2 DL	2001
Fusinus chocolatus		Western Atlantic.	6.5 DL	1983
Fusinus colombiensis		Western Atlantic.	4.6 DL	1999
Fusinus coltrorum		Western Atlantic.		2000
Fusinus colus	Distaff spindle	Indo-West Pacific	20 ShH	1758
Fusinus couei	Yucatan spindle	Western Atlantic.	13 DL	1853
Fusinus cretellai		Mediterranean Sea.		2008
Fusinus dilectus		Western Atlantic.	11.6 DL	1856
Fusinus dimassai		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Fusinus dimitrii		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Fusinus dowianus		Western Atlantic	16.3 DL	1954
Fusinus dupetitthouarsi		Eastern Pacific.		1840
Fusinus eucosmius	Apricot spindle	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1889
Fusinus eviae		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Fusinus excavatus		Western Atlantic.	8.6 DL	1880
Fusinus fioritae		Western Atlantic.		2019
Fusinus forceps	Forceps spindle	Indo-West Pacific.		1811
Fusinus frailensis		Western Atlantic.	19.6 DL	2001
Fusinus frenguelli		Western Atlantic.	14.3 DL	1953
Fusinus genticus		Pacific Ocean.		1936
Fusinus halistreptus		Western Atlantic.	9.9 DL	1889
Fusinus harfordii		Western Atlantic.		1871
Fusinus hartvigii		Western Atlantic.	6.5 DL	1856
Fusinus harveyi		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL	2000
Fusinus helenae	Brown spindle	Western Atlantic.	10 DL	1939
Fusinus josei		Western Atlantic.	9.8 DL	2000
Fusinus kobelti		Western Atlantic.		1877
Fusinus labronicus		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Fusinus lightbourni		Western Atlantic.	7 DL	1984
Fusinus longissimus	Long spindle	Western Central Pacific		1791
Fusinus luteopictus	Painted spindle	East Pacific.		1877
Fusinus marcusi		Western Atlantic.	10.2 DL	2000
Fusinus margaritae		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Fusinus maritzaallaryae		Mediterranean Sea.		2019
Fusinus marmoratus		Western Atlantic and Indi	11.8 DL	1846
Fusinus martinezi		Western Atlantic.	12.3 DL	2001
Fusinus monksae		Western Atlantic.		1915
Fusinus nicobaricus	Nicobar spindle	Indo-Pacific	18 ShH	1798
Fusinus parvulus		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Fusinus profetai		Mediterranean Sea.		1982
Fusinus pulchellus		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Fusinus rolani		Mediterranean Sea.		2005
Fusinus rushii		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1889
Fusinus rusticulus		Mediterranean Sea.		1880
Fusinus salisburyi	Salisbury's spindle	Western Central Pacific		1930
Fusinus schrammi		Western Atlantic.	7.7 DL	1865
Fusinus stegeri	Ornamented spindle	Western Atlantic.	12 DL	1978
Fusinus strigatus		Western Atlantic.	6.6 DL	1850
Fusinus thompsoni		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	2000
Fusinus timessus		Western Atlantic.	15.8 DL	1889
Fusinus townsendi		Western Indian Ocean		1899
Fusinus undatus	Wavy spindle shell	Central Pacific.		1791
Fusinus verrucosus		Introduced to the Mediter		1791
Fusinus vitreus		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1927
Fusolatirus balicasagensis		Western Central Pacific		1997
Fusolatirus kandai		Western Central Pacific		1950
Fusolatirus nagasakiensis		Western Central Pacific		1880
Fusolatirus nanus		Western Central Pacific		1847
Fusolatirus paetelianus		Western Central Pacific		1874
Fusolatirus peansoni		Western Central Pacific		2002
Fusolatirus rikae		Western Central Pacific		2003
Fusolatirus sarinae		Western Central Pacific		2003
Fusolatirus suduirauti		Western Central Pacific		2003
Granolaria salmo	Salmon horse conch	Eastern Central Pacific		1828
Granulifusus discrepans		Western Central Pacific		1961
Granulifusus dondani		Western Central Pacific		2003
Granulifusus kiranus		Western Central Pacific		1958
Granulifusus niponicus		Western Central Pacific		1879
Granulifusus staminatus		Western Central Pacific		1966
Granulifusus vermeiji		Western Central Pacific		2003
Harasewychia harasewychi		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL	1987
Heilprinia lindae		Western Atlantic.		1987
Heilprinia timessa	Turnip spindle	To be filled.		1889
Hemipolygona aldeynzeni		Western Central Pacific		2001
Hemipolygona beckyae		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	2000
Hemipolygona carinifera		Western Atlantic.	7.3 DL	1816
Hemipolygona cuna		Western Atlantic.	4.6 DL	1990
Hemipolygona distincta		Western Atlantic.	4.4 DL	1855
Hemipolygona lamyi		Western Atlantic.	7.4 DL	2007
Hemipolygona mcgintyi	McGinty's latirus	Western Atlantic.	7 DL	1939
Hemipolygona recurvirostris		Western Central Pacific		1829
Lamellilatirus ceramidus		Western Atlantic.	5.1 DL	1889
Latirolagena smaragdula	Precious stone shell	Indo-West Pacific	6 SHL	1758
Latirus amplustre		Central Pacific		1817
Latirus angulatus	Short-tail latirus	Western Central Atlantic		1798
Latirus barclayi		Western Central Pacific		1847
Latirus belcheri	Belcher's Latirus	Western Central Pacific		1847
Latirus carinifer	Yellow latirus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1822
Latirus contemptus		Western Atlantic.		1855
Latirus craticulatus		Western Central Pacific		1758
Latirus deynzerorum		Western Central Pacific		1990
Latirus fallax		Eastern Central Pacific		1874
Latirus gibbulus	Gibbose latirus	Western Central Pacific		1791
Latirus infundibulum	Brown-line latirus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1791
Latirus kurodai		Northwest Pacific		1964
Latirus lautus		Western Central Pacific		1847
Latirus maculatus		Central Pacific		1860
Latirus martinorum		Western Central Pacific		1987
Latirus nematus	Threaded latirus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1928
Latirus nodatus		Central Pacific.		1791
Latirus noumeensis		Western Central Pacific		1870
Latirus philippinensis		Western Central Pacific		2003
Latirus picta		Western Central Pacific		1847
Latirus pilsbryi		Northwest Pacific		1952
Latirus polygonus	Many-angled spindle	Indo-West Pacific.	9 SHL	1791
Latirus turritus	Tower latirus	Indo-West Pacific.		1791
Latirus williami		Western Central Pacific		2006
Leucozonia granulilabris		Western Atlantic.	7.2 DL	2003
Leucozonia jacarusoi		Western Atlantic.		1987
Leucozonia leucozonalis		Western Central Atlantic.	5.4 NG	1822
Leucozonia nassa	Chestnut latirus	Western Atlantic.	6.8 DL	1791
Leucozonia ocellata	White-spot latirus	Western Atlantic and East	3.8 DL	1791
Leucozonia ponderosa		Western Atlantic.	6.7 DL	1998
Lightbournus russjenseni		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	2008
Lottia albicosta		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1845
Peristernia angulata		Western Central Pacific	2.5 SHL	1888
Peristernia australiensis		Western Central Pacific		1847
Peristernia chlorostoma		Eastern Central Pacific		1825
Peristernia clathrata		USA.		1840
Peristernia granulosa		Eastern Central Pacific		1868
Peristernia hesterae		Western Central Pacific		1911
Peristernia igorshlegeli		Western Central Pacific		2020
Peristernia lirata		Eastern Central Pacific		1868
Peristernia marquesana		Eastern Central Pacific		1855
Peristernia nassatula		Pacific Ocean.		1822
Peristernia philberti		Western Central Pacific		1844
Peristernia reincarnata		Western Central Pacific		2000
Peristernia ustulata	Singed peristernia	Indo-Pacific.		1847
Pleuroploca aurantiaca		Western Atlantic.	15 DL	1816
Pleuroploca effendyi		Western Atlantic.		2021
Pleuroploca filamentosa	Filamentous horse conch	Indo-West Pacific	15 SHL	1798
Pleuroploca gigantea	Florida horse conch	Western Central Atlantic.		1840
Pleuroploca trapezium	Trapezium horse conch	Indo-West Pacific	28 SHL	1758
Polygona abbotti		Western Central Atlantic	5.2 DL	2003
Polygona anapetes		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1964
Polygona angulata		Western Atlantic.	7.7 DL	1798
Polygona bayeri		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL	2001
Polygona bernadensis		Western Atlantic.	4.4 DL	1974
Polygona brevicaudata		Western Atlantic.	4 DL	1847
Polygona devyanae		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1994
Polygona infundibulum		Western Atlantic.	8 DL	1791
Polygona jucunda		Western Central Atlantic		1940
Polygona lactea		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1991
Polygona martini		Western Central Atlantic	5.5 DL	1988
Polygona nemata		Western Atlantic.	6.0 DL	1928
Polygona ogum		Western Atlantic.	4.1 DL	1979
Polygona vermeiji		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1986
Pseudofusus rostratus		Mediterranean Sea.		1792
Pustulatirus annulatus		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL	1798
Pustulatirus attenuatus		Western Atlantic.	5.0 DL	1847
Pustulatirus eppi		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1891
Pustulatirus mediamericanus		Eastern Pacific.		1951
Pustulatirus praestantior		Eastern Pacific.		1891
Pustulatirus virginensis		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL	1958
Sinistralia maroccensis		Indian Ocean.		1791
Tectura tenera		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1845
Teralatirus cayohuesonicus	Key West latirus	Western Central Atlantic.	2 DL	1878
Teralatirus ernesti		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1910
Teralatirus funebris		Western Atlantic.		1907
Triplofusus giganteus	Horse conch	Western Atlantic.	60.9 SHL	1840
Triplofusus princeps	Prince horse conch	Northwest and Eastern Pac		1825
Turrilatirus craticulatus		Western Central Pacific		1758
Turrilatirus iris		Eastern Central Pacific		1786
Turrilatirus sanguifluus		Eastern Central Pacific		1847
Volvarina southwicki		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1904

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Fasciolariidae horse conchs, spindle shells(See list of species below)

Family: Fasciolariidae horse conchs, spindle shells

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