Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Alvania aartseni		Mediterranean Sea.		1986
Alvania aberrans		Mediterranean Sea.		1850
Alvania abyssicola		Mediterranean Sea.		1850
Alvania acuticostata		Mediterranean Sea.		1889
Alvania aeoliae		Mediterranean Sea.		1988
Alvania aequisculpta		Mediterranean Sea.		1887
Alvania alaskana		Mediterranean Sea.		1886
Alvania albachiarae		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Alvania albolirata		Mediterranean Sea.		1864
Alvania alboranensis		Mediterranean Sea.		2006
Alvania algeriana		Mediterranean Sea.		1877
Alvania almo		Mediterranean Sea.		1911
Alvania amatii		Mediterranean Sea.		1986
Alvania areolata		Mediterranean Sea.		1851
Alvania arubensis		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1988
Alvania aspera		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Alvania auberiana	West Indian alvania	Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1842
Alvania bakeri		Western Atlantic.		1910
Alvania balearica		Mediterranean Sea.		2009
Alvania bartolomensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1917
Alvania beani		Atlantic and the Mediterr		1844
Alvania bermudensis		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1987
Alvania brychia	Jan-mayan alvania	Arctic and Northwest Atla		1884
Alvania burrardensis		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1921
Alvania campta		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1927
Alvania cancellata		Mediterranean		1778
Alvania canonica		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1927
Alvania carpenteri		Western Atlantic.		1885
Alvania castanella		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1886
Alvania chiriquiensis		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1958
Alvania cimex		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Alvania cimicoides		Mediterranean		1844
Alvania cingulata		Mediterranean Sea.		1836
Alvania clarae		Mediterranean Sea.		1991
Alvania clathrella		Mediterranean Sea.		1903
Alvania claudioi		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Alvania colombiana		Western Central Atlantic	0.1 NG	1988
Alvania colossophilus		Mediterranean Sea.		1970
Alvania compacta		Northeast Pacific		1864
Alvania consociella		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania contrerasi		Mediterranean Sea.		1909
Alvania corona		Mediterranean Sea.		1972
Alvania cosmia		Mediterranean Sea.		1911
Alvania crystallina		Western Central Pacific		1873
Alvania curacaoensis		Western Central Atlantic	0.1 NG	1988
Alvania dalli		Western Central Atlantic		1927
Alvania dalmatica		Mediterranean Sea.		2007
Alvania datchaensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1987
Alvania deboeri		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1988
Alvania debruynei		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	2004
Alvania dejongi		Western Central Atlantic	0.1 DL	2004
Alvania deliciosa		Atlantic Ocean.	0.2 DL	1884
Alvania dianiensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1988
Alvania dictyophora		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Alvania dinora		Mediterranean Sea.		1917
Alvania dipacoi		Mediterranean Sea.		1989
Alvania discors		Mediterranean Sea.		1818
Alvania disparilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Alvania dorbignyi		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Alvania electa		Mediterranean Sea.		1874
Alvania elegantissima		Mediterranean Sea.		1875
Alvania elisae		Mediterranean Sea.		2001
Alvania emaciata		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1876
Alvania exarata		Western Atlantic.		1851
Alvania faberi		Western Central Atlantic	0.2 DL	1988
Alvania filosa		Western Central Atlantic		1864
Alvania fischeri		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania fractospira		Mediterranean Sea.		1970
Alvania gagliniae		Mediterranean Sea.		1985
Alvania gallegosi		Mediterranean Sea.
Alvania garrafensis		Mediterranean Sea.		2008
Alvania geryonia		Mediterranean Sea.		1847
Alvania gradata		Western Central Atlantic	0.2 DL	1842
Alvania guesti		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1987
Alvania hallgassi		Mediterranean Sea.		1985
Alvania harpa		Mediterranean Sea.		1882
Alvania herrerae		Mediterranean Sea.		1930
Alvania herwigia		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	1974
Alvania hirta		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania hispidula		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania imperspicua		Mediterranean Sea.		1920
Alvania isolata		Central Pacific		1856
Alvania jeffreysi		Atlantic Ocean.	0.2 DL	1864
Alvania josefoi		Mediterranean Sea.		2009
Alvania karlini		Mediterranean Sea.		1963
Alvania keenae		Mediterranean Sea.		1939
Alvania kermadecensis		Southwest Pacific		1915
Alvania kyskaensis		Southwest Pacific		1917
Alvania lactea		Mediterranean		1932
Alvania lampra		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1927
Alvania lanciae		Mediterranean Sea.		1845
Alvania latior		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1842
Alvania lineata		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Alvania litoralis		Mediterranean Sea.		1972
Alvania lucasana		Mediterranean Sea.		1930
Alvania lucinae		Mediterranean Sea.		1970
Alvania mamillata		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Alvania masirahensis		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Alvania meridioamericana		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1962
Alvania microglypta	Fine-cut alvania	East Pacific.		1943
Alvania moerchi		Northeast Atlantic and th		1886
Alvania moerchii		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea	0.3 DL	1886
Alvania monserratensis		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1930
Alvania montereyensis		Atlantic and Pacific Ocea		1911
Alvania moolenbeeki		Western Central Atlantic	0.1 DL	1988
Alvania multilineata		Western Central Atlantic		1851
Alvania nestaresi		Mediterranean Sea.		1990
Alvania ogasawarana		Western Pacific		1904
Alvania oldroydae		Western Pacific		1911
Alvania oliverioi		Mediterranean Sea.		2003
Alvania pedroana		Mediterranean Sea.		1911
Alvania pizzinii		Mediterranean Sea.		2020
Alvania precipitata		Western Central Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1889
Alvania pseudoareolata		Canada.	0.2 DL	1974
Alvania pseudosyngenes		Canada.	0.4 DL	1973
Alvania punctura		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti		1803
Alvania purpurea		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti		1871
Alvania rominae		Northeast Atlantic, Arcti		2020
Alvania rosana	Santa Rosa alvania	East Pacific.		1911
Alvania rudis		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Alvania sandersoni		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania sanjuanensis		Canada		1920
Alvania scabra		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Alvania schwartziana		Mediterranean Sea.		1866
Alvania scrobiculata		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar	0.3 DL	1842
Alvania sculptilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1877
Alvania semistriata		Mediterranean		1808
Alvania settepassii		Mediterranean Sea.		1985
Alvania simulans		Mediterranean Sea.		1886
Alvania sleursi		Mediterranean Sea.		1987
Alvania solida		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1850
Alvania sororcula		Mediterranean Sea.		1877
Alvania spinosa		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Alvania stenolopha		Northeast Atlantic.		1993
Alvania subareolata		Mediterranean Sea.		1869
Alvania subcrenulata		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Alvania subsoluta		Northeast Atlantic and th		1847
Alvania syngenes		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1884
Alvania tarsodes		Northeast Atlantic.		1886
Alvania templadoi		Northeast Atlantic.		2021
Alvania tessellata		Mediterranean Sea.		1868
Alvania testae		Northeast Atlantic and Me		1844
Alvania trachisma		Northeast Atlantic and Me		1911
Alvania tumida		Southeast Pacific		1857
Alvania turgida		Southeast Pacific		1880
Alvania turkensis		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	2004
Alvania valeriae		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1994
Alvania vermaasi		Mediterranean Sea.		1975
Alvania verrilli		Arctic and Northeast Atla	0.3 DL	1886
Alvania villarii		Mediterranean Sea.		2005
Alvania wangi		Northwest Pacific		2022
Alvania weinkauffi		Mediterranean Sea.		1868
Alvania xanthias		Western Atlantic		1886
Alvania zetlandica		Mediterranean Sea.		1815
Alvania zylensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1982
Anabathron contabulata		Mediterranean Sea.		1867
Anabathron muriel		Mediterranean Sea.		1939
Attenuata bollonsi		Mediterranean Sea.		1930
Attenuata finlayi		Mediterranean Sea.		1930
Benthonella basistriata		Mediterranean Sea.		2022
Benthonella boucheti		Mediterranean Sea.		2022
Benthonella communis		Mediterranean Sea.		2022
Benthonella fischeri		Western Atlantic		1889
Benthonella gaza		Western Atlantic		1889
Benthonella nisonis		Western Atlantic	0.9 DL	1889
Benthonella tenella		Atlantic Ocean and Medite	0.9 TL	1869
Benthonellania acuticostata		Western Central Atlantic	0.4 DL	1889
Benthonellania alis		Western Central Atlantic		2022
Benthonellania bouteti		Western Central Atlantic		2022
Benthonellania charope		Western Indian Ocean		1901
Benthonellania coronata		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	2004
Benthonellania donmoorei		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1991
Benthonellania listera		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1927
Benthonellania lozoueti		Western Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania maestratii		Western Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania megan		Western Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania multicostata		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	2004
Benthonellania pyrrhias		Western Central Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1886
Benthonellania tarava		Western Central Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania thielei		Western Central Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania tuamotu		Western Central Atlantic.		2022
Benthonellania xanthias	Sharp-rib alvania	Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1886
Boreocingula castanea		Northeast Atlantic and th	0.5 DL	1842
Boreocingula globulus		Northwest Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1842
Boreocingula martyni		Northern Pacific		1887
Botryphallus epidauricus		Mediterranean Sea.		1866
Cingula aequa		Eastern Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1890
Cingula agapeta		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula alaskana		Eastern Atlantic.		1912
Cingula aleutica		Eastern Atlantic.		1886
Cingula alvearium		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	1886
Cingula castanea		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1842
Cingula compsa		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula conica		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1850
Cingula eyerdami		Western Atlantic.
Cingula fernandinae		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1927
Cingula forresterensis		Western Atlantic.
Cingula helenae		Eastern Atlantic.		1985
Cingula jacksoni		Eastern Atlantic.		1953
Cingula katherinae		Eastern Atlantic.		1912
Cingula martyni		Eastern Atlantic.		1887
Cingula moerchi		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1887
Cingula montereyensis		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1912
Cingula perfecta		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula pulcherrima		Eastern Atlantic.
Cingula robusta		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1845
Cingula scipio		Western Atlantic.		1887
Cingula simulans		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula stewardsoni		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1909
Cingula trifasciata		Mediterranean Sea.		1800
Cingula turricula		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1845
Cingula vaga		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula varicifera		Eastern Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1890
Cingula wallichi		Eastern Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1890
Crepitacella gabbi		Eastern Atlantic.		1889
Crepitacella vestalis		Eastern Atlantic.		1943
Crisilla amphiglypha		Mediterranean Sea.		1993
Crisilla avilai		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Crisilla beniamina		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Crisilla chiarellii		Mediterranean Sea.		1995
Crisilla didyme		Mediterranean Sea.		2020
Crisilla herosae		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Crisilla hiera		Mediterranean Sea.		2021
Crisilla iunoniae		Mediterranean Sea.		1988
Crisilla marioni		Mediterranean Sea.		1987
Crisilla pseudocingulata		Mediterranean Sea.		1972
Crisilla semistriata		Mediterranean Sea.		1808
Crisilla spadix		Mediterranean Sea.		1897
Cylindriscala andrewsii		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1882
Cymatium nigrolabrum		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1880
Floridiscrobs dysbatus		Western Central Atlantic	0.3 DL	1949
Folinia bermudezi		Western Atlantic	0.5 DL	1936
Folinia mottezi		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1917
Frigidoalvania brychia		Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL	1884
Frigidoalvania carinata		Northwest Atlantic.		1842
Frigidoalvania cruenta		Arctic and Northern Atlan		1915
Frigidoalvania janmayeni	Jan mayen alvania	Arctic, Northern Pacific	0.6 DL	1878
Frigidoalvania pelagica	Carinate alvania	North America.	0.3 DL	1851
Haloceras cingulatum		Atlantic Ocean.	1.3 DL	1884
Haurakia marmorata		Eastern Central Pacific		1907
Manzonia aequisculpta		Eastern Central Pacific		1887
Manzonia almo		Eastern Central Pacific		1911
Manzonia cosmia	Cosmic alvania	East Pacific.		1911
Manzonia crassa		Mediterranean Sea.		1798
Manzonia crassula		Southeast Pacific	0.2 SHL	1980
Manzonia epima		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL	1901
Manzonia longinqua		Southeast Pacific	0.2 SHH	1980
Manzonia purpurea	Purple alvania	East Pacific.		1871
Manzonia sleursi		Eastern Atlantic.		1988
Melanella chariessa		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1884

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