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Family: Eulimidae

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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Monogamus minibulla
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

Mucronalia bulimuloides
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

Mucronalia mammillata
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Nanobalcis nana
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Nanobalcis worsfoldi
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Max. Length 2.1 cm DL

Niso aeglees
[Brown-line niso]

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Niso attilioi
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

Niso circinata
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Max. Length 4.5 cm DL

Niso hendersoni
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Niso hipolitensis
[Hipolito niso]

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Niso lomana
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

Niso microforis
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Niso penipauliasi
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

Niso portoricensis
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

Niso tricolor
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Niso venosa
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Oceanida confluens
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Oceanida faberi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Oceanida graduata
[Shouldered eulima]

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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Oceanida inglei
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Ophieulima fuscoapicata
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Ophieulima minima
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Ophiolamia armigeri
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Palisadia subulata
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Parvioris brevis
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Parvioris ibizenca
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Parvioris inflexa
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Parvioris shoplandi
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Peasistilifer nitidula
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Pelseneeria minor
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

Pelseneeria stimpsonii
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Pelseneeria sudamericana
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Pictobalcis articulata
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

Pisolamia brychia
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

Polygireulima amblytera
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Polygireulima rutila
[Auburn eulima]

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Prostilifer subpellucida
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Pseudosabinella bakeri
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Pulicicochlea faba
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Punctifera ophiomoerae
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Pyramidelloides angustus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

Pyramidelloides barbadensis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Pyramidelloides carinatus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Pyramidelloides glaber
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Pyramidelloides miranda
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Pyramidelloides multicostatus
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Pyramidelloides pagoda
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Pyramidelloides suteri
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Pyramidelloides triliratus
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

Rectilabrum lanceolatum
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Robillardia cernica
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Sabinella bakeri
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Sabinella piriformis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

Sabinella troglodytes
[Pencil-spine eulima]

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Scalenostoma babylonia
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Scalenostoma carinatum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Scalenostoma perrierae
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL

Scalenostoma subulatum
[Distorted eulima]

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Sticteulima cabrali
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Sticteulima canopusensis
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Sticteulima jeffreysiana
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Sticteulima kermadecensis
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Sticteulima lentiginosa
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

Stilapex polaris
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Stilifer ovoideus
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Strombiformis alaskensis
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Strombiformis almo
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Strombiformis auricinctus
[Gold-striped melanella]

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Strombiformis bifasciatus
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Strombiformis bilineatus
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Strombiformis hemphilli
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Teretianax minuta
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

Thaleia nisonis
[Regal benthonella]

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Thyca astericola
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Thyonicola americana
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

Trochostilifer eucidaricola
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

Umbilibalcis lata
[Wide aclis]

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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

Vitreobalcis nutans
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Vitreolina alayoi
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Vitreolina antiflexa
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

Vitreolina arcuata
[Twisted eulima]

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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

Vitreolina bermudezi
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Vitreolina cionella
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Vitreolina colini
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Vitreolina columbiana
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

Vitreolina conica
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Vitreolina curva
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Vitreolina incurva
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Vitreolina levantina
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Vitreolina macra
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

Vitreolina maracuya
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Vitreolina perminima
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Vitreolina philippi
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Vitreolina subconica
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Vitreolina wareni
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Vitreolina yod
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

Vitreolina zugnigae
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Scientific Name Abyssoaclis alagoensis Aclis acuta Aclis angulata Aclis ascaris Aclis attenuans Aclis californica Aclis carolinensis Aclis conula Aclis cubana Aclis dalli Aclis didyma Aclis egregia Aclis eolis Aclis floridana Aclis georgiana Aclis gulsonae Aclis hendersoni Aclis hyalina Aclis immaculata Aclis kanela Aclis lata Aclis limata Aclis macrostoma Aclis marguerita Aclis minor Aclis nucleata Aclis occidentalis Aclis pendata Aclis pyramida Aclis rhyssa Aclis rushi Aclis sarissa Aclis sarsi Aclis shepardiana Aclis simillima Aclis stilifer Aclis striata Aclis tenuis Aclis trilineata Aclis turrita Aclis verrilli Aclis walleri Aclis watsoni Annulobalcis aurisflamma Annulobalcis procera Asterophila japonica Auriculigerina miranda Bacula morisyuichiroi Batheulima epixantha Batheulima fuscoapicata Batheulima lutescens Bathycrinicola nacraensis Bathycrinicola tumidula Campylorhaphion famelicum Chileutomia raveggii Clathrus clathrus Coenaculum weerdtae Concavibalcis haterumaensis Concavibalcis scalaris Costaclis egregia Costaclis hyalina Costaclis mizon Crinolamia edwardiensis Crinolamia kermadecensis Crinophtheiros comatulicola Crinophtheiros giustii Curveulima beneitoi Curveulima devians Cythnia albida Cythnia asteriaphila Diacolax cucumariae Echineulima robusta Echineulima toki Enteroxenos parastichopoli Entocolax ludwigii Entocolax schwanwitschi Entoconcha mirabilis Ersilia mediterranea Ersilia stancyki Eulima alaskensis Eulima almo Eulima altimirai Eulima amblia Eulima atlantica Eulima auricincta Eulima bifascialis Eulima bifasciata Eulima bilineata Eulima chionea Eulima chyta Eulima cracentis Eulimacrostoma phorcys Eulima elata Eulima ephamilla Eulima fulvocincta Eulima fuscescens Eulima fuscozonata Eulima fusus Eulima germana Eulima glabra Eulima gracillima Eulima hemphillii Eulima lacca Eulima leptozona Eulima maria Eulima masseneti Eulima mulata Eulima onychina Eulima patula Eulima raymondi Eulima rectiuscula Eulima varians Eulimostraca armonica Eulimostraca dalmata Eulimostraca encalada Eulimostraca hemphilli Eulimostraca indomatta Eulimostraca subcarinata Eulitoma insignis Fuscapex ophioacanthicola Fusceulima digitalis Fusceulima keppensi Fusceulima minuta Fusceulima projectilabrum Fusceulima robini Fusceulima watsoni Goriella dalli Haliella stenostoma Halielloides fragilis Halielloides verrilliana Hemiaclis incolorata Hemiaclis katrinae Hemiaclis ventrosa Hemiliostraca bahamondei Hemiliostraca peasei Hemiliostraca perspicua Hypermastus boschorum Hypermastus epiphanes Hypermastus matericola Hypermastus randolphi Leiostraca carforti Megadenus holothuricola Megadenus smithi Melanella abida Melanella acicula Melanella aciculata Melanella adiastalta Melanella alba Melanella anachorea Melanella anapetes Melanella antarctica Melanella arcuata Melanella arleyi Melanella atypha Melanella bakeri Melanella berryi Melanella boscheineni Melanella boscii Melanella bovicornu Melanella breviuscula Melanella californica Melanella callistemma Melanella carolii Melanella catalinensis Melanella chascanon Melanella chaunax Melanella chydaea Melanella cinca Melanella columbiana Melanella compacta Melanella compsa Melanella conoidea Melanella convexa Melanella corrida Melanella crosseana Melanella cumingii Melanella cylindrata Melanella delmontensis Melanella doederleini Melanella dufresnii Melanella eburnea Melanella engonia Melanella eulimoides Melanella exulata Melanella fasciata Melanella fernandinae Melanella frielei Melanella fuscopunctata Melanella glypta Melanella gomphus Melanella gracilis Melanella grippi Melanella guenteri Melanella guildingii Melanella hebes Melanella hians Melanella hyalina Melanella hypsela Melanella insculpta Melanella intermedia Melanella ira Melanella jamaicensis Melanella junieri Melanella karolinae Melanella laseroni Melanella lastra Melanella letsonae Melanella lineata Melanella lubrica Melanella macra Melanella martini Melanella marviva Melanella micans Melanella microsculpta Melanella montereyensis Melanella monterosatoi Melanella nilae Melanella ogasawarana Melanella oldroydae Melanella oleacea Melanella ophiodon Melanella orphanensis Melanella paraabida Melanella parallela Melanella peninsularis Melanella penna Melanella perplexa Melanella perversa Melanella petitiana Melanella pisinna Melanella polita Melanella praecurta Melanella psila Melanella rutila Melanella salvadori Melanella sankurieae Melanella sarissa Melanella sarsi Melanella solitaria Melanella spinosa Melanella spiridioni Melanella stalioi Melanella stamina Melanella subantarctica Melanella tacomaensis Melanella teinostoma Melanella thersites Melanella translucens Melanella versa Microeulima hemphillii Monogamus minibulla Mucronalia bulimuloides Mucronalia mammillata Nanobalcis nana Nanobalcis worsfoldi Niso aeglees Niso attilioi Niso circinata Niso hendersoni Niso hipolitensis Niso lomana Niso microforis Niso penipauliasi Niso portoricensis Niso tricolor Niso venosa Oceanida confluens Oceanida faberi Oceanida graduata Oceanida inglei Ophieulima fuscoapicata Ophieulima minima Ophiolamia armigeri Palisadia subulata Parvioris brevis Parvioris ibizenca Parvioris inflexa Parvioris shoplandi Peasistilifer nitidula Pelseneeria minor Pelseneeria stimpsonii Pelseneeria sudamericana Pictobalcis articulata Pisolamia brychia Polygireulima amblytera Polygireulima rutila Prostilifer subpellucida Pseudosabinella bakeri Pulicicochlea faba Punctifera ophiomoerae Pyramidelloides angustus Pyramidelloides barbadensis Pyramidelloides carinatus Pyramidelloides glaber Pyramidelloides miranda Pyramidelloides multicostatus Pyramidelloides pagoda Pyramidelloides suteri Pyramidelloides triliratus Rectilabrum lanceolatum Robillardia cernica Sabinella bakeri Sabinella piriformis Sabinella troglodytes Scalenostoma babylonia Scalenostoma carinatum Scalenostoma perrierae Scalenostoma subulatum Sticteulima cabrali Sticteulima canopusensis Sticteulima jeffreysiana Sticteulima kermadecensis Sticteulima lentiginosa Stilapex polaris Stilifer ovoideus Strombiformis alaskensis Strombiformis almo Strombiformis auricinctus Strombiformis bifasciatus Strombiformis bilineatus Strombiformis hemphilli Teretianax minuta Thaleia nisonis Thyca astericola Thyonicola americana Trochostilifer eucidaricola Umbilibalcis lata Vitreobalcis nutans Vitreolina alayoi Vitreolina antiflexa Vitreolina arcuata Vitreolina bermudezi Vitreolina cionella Vitreolina colini Vitreolina columbiana Vitreolina conica Vitreolina curva Vitreolina incurva Vitreolina levantina Vitreolina macra Vitreolina maracuya Vitreolina perminima Vitreolina philippi Vitreolina subconica Vitreolina wareni Vitreolina yod Vitreolina zugnigae	English Name Alaska eulima Angular Aclis Auburn eulima Baja eulima Brittlestar snail Brown-line eulima Brown-line niso Brown-varice eulima Brown eulima California eulima Carolina Aclis Conoidal eulima Distorted eulima Gold-striped melanella Gold-stripe eulima Grooved eulima Hipolito niso Jamaica eulima Largemouth eulima Monterey eulima Pacific Aclis Pencil-spine eulima Regal benthonella Shining balcis Shouldered eulima Slender eulima Tacoma eulima Thin Aclis Turreted Aclis Twisted eulima Two-band eulima Wide aclis	Distribution Antarctic Atlantic Antarctic Indian Ocean Arctic, Northern Atlantic Atlantic Ocean. Atlantic Ocean and Indo-P Atlantic Ocean and the Ar Canada Central Pacific Eastern Atlantic. Eastern Atlantic and Medi Eastern Central Pacific Eastern Central Pacific a Eastern Pacific. Eastern Pacific and Weste East Pacific. Indo-Pacific. Mediterranean Mediterranean Sea, Northe Mediterranean Sea. North America. Northeast Atlantic Northeast Atlantic and th Northeast Pacific Northwest Atlantic Northwest Pacific Pacific Ocean Southeast Pacific Southeast Pacific and Sou Southwest Atlantic, Antar Southwest Pacific Southwest Pacific and Eas Western Atlantic Western Atlantic. Western Atlantic and East Western Atlantic and Indi Western Atlantic and Indo Western Atlantic and West Western Central Atlantic Western Central Atlantic. Western Central Pacific Western Central Pacific, Western Indian Ocean Western Indian Ocean. Western Indian Ocean and	Max. Length 0.1 DL 0.2 DL 0.2 NG 0.2 SHH 0.3 DL 0.3 SHH 0.4 DL 0.5 DL 0.6 DL 0.7 DL 0.7 SHL 0.8 DL 0.9 DL 1 DL 1.0 DL 1.1 DL 1.3 DL 1.3 SHL 1.4 DL 1.5 DL 1.6 DL 1.9 DL 2.1 DL 2.5 DL 4.5 DL 5 DL 5.5 DL	Year 1758 1778 1819 1822 1824 1826 1827 1832 1834 1835 1842 1845 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1857 1860 1861 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1878 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1888 1889 1890 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1900 1901 1904 1905 1907 1908 1909 1910 1911 1912 1915 1916 1917 1919 1925 1926 1927 1932 1933 1938 1946 1947 1948 1953 1956 1958 1961 1964 1968 1971 1974 1977 1978 1980 1981 1982 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1994 1995 2001 2002 2003 2004 2006 2007 2009 2021 2022

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