Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Africosta aliwalobliqua				2022
Africosta nataliaglobosa				2022
Austroginella muscaria		Indo-Pacific.		1822
Balanetta amydrozona		Western Indian Ocean		1906
Bullata analuciae		Western Atlantic.	4 DL	2001
Bullata bullata		Western Atlantic.	10.1 DL	1778
Bullata guerrinii		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	2001
Bullata largillieri		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1841
Bullata lilacina		Western Atlantic.	3.3 DL	1846
Bullata matthewsi		Western Atlantic.	5.3 DL	1967
Caribeginella flormarina		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1998
Crithe cossinea		Western Central Pacific		1997
Crithe huna		Central Pacific		1979
Crithe nipponica		Western Central Pacific		1951
Cryptospira angustata		Indian Ocean.		1846
Cryptospira fischeri		Western Central Pacific		1902
Cryptospira quadrilineata		Western Central Pacific		1849
Cryptospira quiquandoni		Western Central Pacific		2006
Cryptospira tricincta	Three-plaited marginella	Western Central Pacific		1844
Cryptospira ventricosa	Broad marginella	Western Pacific		1807
Demissa masirana		Western Indian Ocean		2016
Dentimargo alchymista		Western Indian Ocean		1903
Dentimargo argonauta		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	2002
Dentimargo aureocinctus	Gold-line marginella	Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1872
Dentimargo balicasagensis		Western Central Pacific		2001
Dentimargo bifurcata		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Dentimargo biocal		Western Central Pacific.		2002
Dentimargo cingulatus		Western Central Pacific.		2002
Dentimargo claroi		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	2004
Dentimargo crassidens		Western Atlantic.		2019
Dentimargo cruzmoralai		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	2000
Dentimargo eburneolus	Tan marginella	Western Atlantic.	0.9 NG	1834
Dentimargo elainae		Western Atlantic.		2020
Dentimargo elatus		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1886
Dentimargo esther		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1927
Dentimargo exquisita		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Dentimargo francescae		Western Indian Ocean		2020
Dentimargo fusinus		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1881
Dentimargo garifuna		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2006
Dentimargo giadae		Western Atlantic.		2021
Dentimargo gibbus		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2006
Dentimargo harwini		Western Atlantic.		2021
Dentimargo idiochila		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1943
Dentimargo imitator		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1927
Dentimargo incessa		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1927
Dentimargo janeiroensis		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1915
Dentimargo kevini		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	2004
Dentimargo macnairi		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1922
Dentimargo reductus		Western Atlantic	0.3 DL	1922
Dentimargo ringicula		Western Central Pacific		1901
Dentimargo scapulata		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Dentimargo smithii		Northwest Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1885
Dentimargo sulcatus		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1842
Dentimargo tanora		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1927
Dentimargo undulata		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Dentimargo vitoria		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	2005
Dentimargo yucatecanus		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1881
Dentimargo zaidettae		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	2000
Eratoidea fernandinae		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1927
Eratoidea hematita	Carmine marginella	Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1834
Eratoidea janeiroensis		Western Atlantic.		1915
Eratoidea margarita		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1834
Eratoidea scalaris		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1875
Eratoidea watsoni		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1881
Glabella adansoni		Eastern Central Atlantic		1834
Glabella ansonae		Western Indian Ocean		1976
Glabella denticulata	Toothed marginella	Eastern Central Atlantic		1807
Glabella mirabilis		Western Indian Ocean		1869
Glabella mozambicana		Western Indian Ocean		2014
Glabella obtusa		Western Indian Ocean		1846
Glabella omanensis		Western Indian Ocean		2014
Glabella rotunda		Western Indian Ocean		2014
Granula pascuana		Southeast Pacific		1980
Granula sandwicensis		Eastern Central Pacific		1860
Hyalina biancaliviae		Eastern Central Pacific		2020
Hyalina borroi		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1998
Hyalina chicoi		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1999
Hyalina cineracea		Western Atlantic.		1889
Hyalina colsoni		Western Atlantic.		2021
Hyalina cubensis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1999
Hyalina cunhai		Western Atlantic.		2020
Hyalina dearmasi		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2003
Hyalina discors		Western Atlantic.		1974
Hyalina gracilis		Western Atlantic.		1851
Hyalina grohorum		Western Atlantic.		2021
Hyalina hyalina		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1913
Hyalina lactea		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1841
Hyalina pallida	Pallid marginella	Western Central Atlantic.	1 DL	1758
Hyalina redferni		Western Atlantic.		2002
Hyalina styria		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1889
Hyalina triplicata		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Hyalina valentinae		Western Indian Ocean		2019
Hyalina vallei		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2002
Hydroginella chiapponii		Western Atlantic.		2021
Hydroginella sagamiensis		Western Central Pacific		1971
Hydroginella sterbai		Western Central Pacific		2021
Janaginella kaviengensis		Western Central Pacific		2021
Janaginella obtusata		Western Central Pacific		2021
Janaginella subcylindrica		Western Central Pacific		2021
Marginella agadirensis		Western Central Pacific		2022
Marginella celosia		Western Central Pacific		2021
Marginella chalmersi		Eastern Central Atlantic		1912
Marginella circumflexa		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella cloveri		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1972
Marginella coovertorum		Western Atlantic.		2022
Marginella davisae		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella elegans		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella elegantissima		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella exigua		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella fusina		Western Atlantic.		1881
Marginella gemma		Eastern Central Atlantic		1850
Marginella henrikasi		Western Indian Ocean		1995
Marginella hybrida		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	2006
Marginella labiata		Western Atlantic.		1841
Marginella liparozona		Eastern Central Atlantic		1913
Marginella malva		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella mattavellii		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella mbasheensis		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella melvilli		Eastern Central Atlantic		1913
Marginella mlambomkuluensis		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella muratovi		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella perelegans		Eastern Central Atlantic		2021
Marginella perexilis		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1922
Marginella pokkiae		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella praeclara		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella pseudocleryi		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella purpurea		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	2006
Marginella shellyensis		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella sima		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella sodwanaensis		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella transovula		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella umgababaensis		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella umkomaasensis		Western Atlantic.		2021
Marginella verrilli		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1978
Marginella virginiana		Western Atlantic.		1868
Marginella visayae		Western Atlantic.		2021
Protoginella caledonica		Western Central Pacific.		2001
Protoginella maestratii		Western Central Pacific.		2002
Prunum abyssorum		Western Atlantic.		1916
Prunum aitanae		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Prunum albertoangelai		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	2005
Prunum albertoi		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1998
Prunum amabile	Queen marginella	Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1852
Prunum annulatum		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1865
Prunum antillanum		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1992
Prunum apicinum	Common Atlantic marginella	Eastern Central Pacific a	1.4 DL	1828
Prunum avenaceum	Little oat marginella	Western Atlantic		1844
Prunum avenella		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1881
Prunum batabanoense		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	2002
Prunum beali		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1940
Prunum bellulum		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1890
Prunum boreale	Boreal marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.6 DL	1884
Prunum cahuitaense		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	2003
Prunum camachoi		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	2003
Prunum caneli		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	2007
Prunum canellum		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1875
Prunum canilla		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1927
Prunum carneum	Orange marginella	Western Central Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1837
Prunum cassis	Helmet marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.5 DL	1889
Prunum catochense		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	2004
Prunum chumi		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	2000
Prunum cineraceum		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1889
Prunum circumvittatum		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1962
Prunum coltrorum		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	2005
Prunum cubanum		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1977
Prunum damasoi		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	2006
Prunum enriquevidali		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1995
Prunum evelynae		Western Atlantic	1.8 DL	1943
Prunum fulminatum		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1841
Prunum gijon		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	2006
Prunum guttatum	White-spot marginella	Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1817
Prunum hartleyanum		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1941
Prunum holandae		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1999
Prunum hondurasense		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1865
Prunum labiatum		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1841
Prunum labrosum		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1870
Prunum leonardhilli		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1990
Prunum lipei		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1990
Prunum magliaroi		Western Atlantic.		2021
Prunum magnificum		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1989
Prunum marginatum		Atlantic Ocean.	3.5 DL	1778
Prunum martini		Western Atlantic.	4.2 DL	1853
Prunum negoi		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	2005
Prunum niciezai		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1998
Prunum nivosum		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1844
Prunum nobilianum	Courtly marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1943
Prunum oblongum		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1830
Prunum pellucidum		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1840
Prunum pinerum		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	1977
Prunum poulosi		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1996
Prunum pruinosum		Western Central Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1844
Prunum prunum		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL	1791
Prunum pulchrum		Western Central Atlantic	2.5 DL	1839
Prunum pulidoi		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1999
Prunum quinteroi		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1999
Prunum redfieldii		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1882
Prunum roosevelti		Western Atlantic		1939
Prunum roscidum	Seaboard marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.6 DL	1860
Prunum rostratum		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1870
Prunum rubens		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1881
Prunum saulcyanum		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1851
Prunum smalli		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	2002
Prunum storeria		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1837
Prunum succinea		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1846
Prunum thalassicola		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	2007
Prunum torticulum	Knave marginella	Western Central Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1881
Prunum virginianum	Virginia marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1868
Serrata mustelina		Western Pacific		1871
Serrata polynesiae		Eastern Central Pacific		2002
Serrata raiatea		Eastern Central Pacific		2002
Serrata raoulica		Southwest Pacific		2004
Serrata serrata		Indian Ocean.	0.9 DL	1849
Serrata tahanea		Eastern Central Pacific		2002
Serrata translata		Eastern Central Pacific		1870
Volvarina adrianadiae		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2006
Volvarina affinis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1865
Volvarina albolineata	White-line marginella	Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1842
Volvarina alcoladoi		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1998
Volvarina aldeynzeri		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	2005
Volvarina amphoralis		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1992
Volvarina arabica		Western Indian Ocean		2015
Volvarina ardovinii		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1997
Volvarina avena	Orange-band marginella	Western Atlantic.	1.3 NG	1834
Volvarina baenai		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2003
Volvarina bahiensis		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1917
Volvarina banesensis		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1999
Volvarina bavecchii		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2006
Volvarina bayeri		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	2004
Volvarina bessei		Western Central Atlantic	1.7 DL	2001
Volvarina betyae		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1998
Volvarina bevdeynzeri		Western Central Pacific		2005
Volvarina brasiliana		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	2000
Volvarina cachoi		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1997
Volvarina carmelae		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1998
Volvarina ceciliae		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1999
Volvarina charbarensis		Western Indian Ocean		1897
Volvarina compressa		Indo-West Pacific.		1865
Volvarina criolla		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	2003
Volvarina dalli		Western Atlantic.	1.0 DL	2005
Volvarina dekkeri		Western Indian Ocean		2021
Volvarina dhofarensis		Western Indian Ocean		2015
Volvarina dinisioi		Western Indian Ocean		2006
Volvarina dozei		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.9 DL	1889
Volvarina dulcemariae		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1998
Volvarina ealesae		Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	3.0 DL	1958
Volvarina effulgens		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1865
Volvarina enriquei		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1998
Volvarina eumorpha		Western Indian Ocean		1906
Volvarina fauna		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1846
Volvarina ficoi		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	2003

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Family: Marginellidae sunken spired shells(See list of species below)

Family: Marginellidae sunken spired shells

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