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Family: Muricidae purpuras, murex and rock shells



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Thais kiosquiformis
[]
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Thais lamellosa
[]
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Thais luteostoma
[Granulated dogwhelk]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm ShH
Thais mancinella(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Thais mancinella
[Mancinella rock-shell]
No picture found
 
Thais muricoides
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Atlantic

Thais nodosaRöding, 1798

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Thais nodosa
[Nodose rock shell]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Asia

Thais rufotinctaTan & Sigurdsson, 1996

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Thais rufotincta
[]
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Thais rugosa
[]
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Thais speciosa
[]
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Thais triangularis
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Thais tuberosaRöding, 1798

Photo by FAO
 
Thais tuberosa
[Tuberose rock shell]
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Thais virgata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 9.7 cm TL
 
Thaisella chocolata
[Chocolate rock shell]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm DL
 
Thaisella coronata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.7 cm DL
 
Thaisella trinitatensis
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 6 cm SHL
Thalessa aculeata(Deshayes, 1844)

Photo by FAO
 
Thalessa aculeata
[Aculeate rock shell]
No picture found
 
Thracia nitida
[]
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Timbellus miyokoae
[]
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Timbellus phyllopterus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm NG
 
Timbellus radwini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Timbellus xenos
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Trachypollia consanguinea
[]
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Trachypollia didyma
[]
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Trachypollia lugubris
[Dark drupe]

Coltro, Marcus

Atlantic Ocean.
Max. Length 2 cm DL
Trachypollia nodulosa(Adams, 1845)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Trachypollia nodulosa
[Blackberry drupe]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Trachypollia sclera
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Trachypollia turricula
[Twin drupe]
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Tripterotyphis lowei
[]
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Tripterotyphis triangularis
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Tromina dispectata
[]
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Max. Length 12.5 cm DL
 
Trophon acanthodes
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.5 cm DL
 
Trophon aculeatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Trophon albolabratus
[Antarctic trophon]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Trophon amettei
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.0 cm DL
 
Trophon araios
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Trophon arnaudi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Trophon brevispira
[]
No picture found
 
Trophon cerrosensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Trophon clenchi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Trophon columbarioides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Trophon coulmanensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.0 cm DL
 
Trophon cribellum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Trophon cuspidarioides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Trophon dispar
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Trophon distantelamellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Trophon drygalskii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.4 cm DL
 
Trophon echinolamellatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Trophon fasciolarioides
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 11.1 cm DL
 
Trophon geversianus
[]
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL
 
Trophon iarae
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Trophon lacunellus
[]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Trophon leptocharteres
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Trophon malvinarum
[]
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Trophon mawsoni
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Trophon minutus
[]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL
 
Trophon mucrone
[]
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Trophon nucelliformis
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Trophon ohlini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Trophon pallidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Trophon parodizi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.2 cm DL
 
Trophon patagonicus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm DL
 
Trophon pelseneeri
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Trophon plicatus
[Folded trophon]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Trophon poirieria
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.7 cm DL
 
Trophon scotianus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.1 cm DL
 
Trophon shackletoni
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Trophon triacanthus
[]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Trophon truncatus
[]
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Trophon veronicae
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Trophon verrillii
[]
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Trophonella eversoni
[]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Trophonella longstaffi
[]
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Trophonella scotiana
[]
No picture found
 
Trophonopsis alboranensis
[]
No picture found
 
Trophonopsis barvicensis
[]
No picture found
 
Trophonopsis beringi
[]
No picture found
 
Trophonopsis breviata
[]
No picture found
 
Trophonopsis fabricii
[]
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Trophonopsis keepi
[]
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Trophonopsis lasius
[]
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Trophonopsis muricata
[]
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Trophonopsis orpheus
[]
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Trophonopsis stuarti
[]
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Trophonopsis truncatus
[]
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Trubatsa alinkios
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 142 cm TL
 
Tylothais savignyi
[]
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Typhina campbelli
[]
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Typhina clarksoni
[]
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Typhina expansa
[]
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Typhina ramosa
[]
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Typhinellus labiatus
[]
No picture found
 
Typhinellus mirbatensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Typhinellus occlussus
[]
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Typhinellus occlusus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Typhinellus sowerbii
[Frilly typhis]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Typhis belcheri
[]
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Max. Length 3.9 cm DL
 
Typhis expansus
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Typhis jardinreinensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Typhis puertoricensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Typhis sowerbii
[Sowerby's typhus]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx cala
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
Urosalpinx cinerea(Say, 1822)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Urosalpinx cinerea
[Atlantic oyster drill]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.7 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx haneti
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx macra
[Waxy drill]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.2 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx perrugata
[Gulf oyster drill]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx stimpsoni
[]
No picture found
 
Urosalpinx subangulata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx tampaensis
[Tampa drill]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Urosalpinx verrilli
[]
No picture found
 
Usilla avenacea
[]
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Vasula deltoidea
[]
No picture found
 
Vasula melones
[]
No picture found
 
Vexilla taeniata
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Vexilla vexillum(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Vexilla vexillum
[Vexillate jopas]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Vexillum brandii
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm ShH
Vitularia crenifer(Montrouzier, 1861)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Vitularia crenifer
[Crenate vitularia]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Vitularia miliaris(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Vitularia miliaris
[Spotted vitularia]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex anniae
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex bantamensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex bayeri
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex bazarutensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex bellegladeensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex bellus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.3 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex blakeanus
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex bobyini
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7.8 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex cabritii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 8 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex chrysostoma
[Goldmouth murex]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific

Vokesimurex dolichourus(Ponder & Vokes, 1988)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Vokesimurex dolichourus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex donmoorei
[Don moore's murex]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex gallinago
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 10.1 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex hamanni
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex hirasei
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex malabaricus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex messorius
[Messorius murex]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex mindanaoensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.2 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex olssoni
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex parkrynieensis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex rubidus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.4 cm DL
 
Vokesimurex sallasi
[]
No picture found
 
Vokesimurex tryoni
[]
No picture found
 
Xanthochorus cassidiformis
[Orange whelk]
No picture found
 
Xymenopsis bruceana
[]
No picture found
 
Xymenopsis buccinea
[Whelk purpura]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Xymenopsis corrugata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4.8 cm DL
 
Xymenopsis muriciformis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Xymenopsis subnodosa
[]
No picture found
 
Xymenopsis tcherniai
[]


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