Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Colpospirella algida		Southeast Pacific, Southw	0.8 DL	1912
Maoricolpus roseus	Turret shell	Southwest Pacific		1834
Mesalia brevialis		Southwest Atlantic		1822
Mesalia varia		Mediterranean Sea.		1843
Tachyrhynchus erosus	Eroded turretsnail	Eastern Pacific, Northern	2.5 DL	1838
Tachyrhynchus lacteolus	Milky turretsnail	East Pacific.		1864
Tachyrhynchus pratomus		East Pacific.		1919
Tachyrhynchus reticulatis		Arctic		1842
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus	Reticulated turretsnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific	2.5 DL	1842
Tachyrhynchus stearnsii		Arctic, Northern Pacific		1919
Torcula monilifera		Western Pacific		1850
Turritella acropora	Boring turretsnail	Western Central Atlantic	4.2 DL	1889
Turritella anactor		Western Central Atlantic		1957
Turritella bacillum		Northwest Pacific		1844
Turritella bayeri		Western Central Atlantic	4.4 DL	2001
Turritella broderipiana		Southeast Pacific		1840
Turritella caribaea		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1842
Turritella cingulifera		Western Pacific		1825
Turritella cochlea		Western Indian Ocean.		1849
Turritella columnaris		Western Indian Ocean		1843
Turritella cooperi	Symmetrical turretsnail	East Pacific.		1864
Turritella couteaudi		East Pacific.		1889
Turritella decipiens		Mediterranean Sea.		1878
Turritella duplicata	Duplicate turret	Indo-West Pacific	18 SHL	1758
Turritella elachista		Indo-West Pacific		1889
Turritella exoleta	Eastern turretsnail	Western Atlantic	7.5 DL	1758
Turritella fascialis		Northwest Pacific		1830
Turritella fultoni		Western Indian Ocean.		1897
Turritella gonostoma		Eastern Pacific.		1832
Turritella hookeri		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1849
Turritella jewetti		Western Atlantic.		1864
Turritella jompatamakanthini		Western Atlantic.		2022
Turritella lentiginosa		Western Atlantic.		1849
Turritella leucostoma	White-mouth turritella	Eastern Central Pacific		1832
Turritella lindae		Western Central Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1987
Turritella lyonsi		Western Central Atlantic.	2 DL	2006
Turritella maculata		Western Indian Ocean.		1849
Turritella mariana		Western Indian Ocean.		1908
Turritella marianopsis		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1990
Turritella nodulosa		Southeast Pacific		1832
Turritella orthosymmetrica		Southeast Pacific		1953
Turritella paraguanensis		Western Atlantic.	9.6 DL	1926
Turritella parkeri		Western Atlantic.		1970
Turritella terebra	Screw turret	Indo-West Pacific	17 SHL	1758
Turritella torulosa	Projecting turritella	Western Indian Ocean		1843
Turritella turbona	Monterosato's auger	Mediterranean Sea.		1877
Turritella variegata	Variegate turretsnail	North America.	12 DL	1758
Turritella vittulata		Western Indian Ocean		1849
Turritella willetti		Western Indian Ocean		1970
Turritella yucatecana		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1881
Turritella yucatecanum		Western Atlantic.		1881
Turritellinella tricarinata	Horny auger	Northeast Atlantic and th		1814
Vermicularia bathyalis		Western Atlantic.	6.2 DL	2002
Vermicularia fargoi		Western Central Atlantic	8 DL	1951
Vermicularia fewkesi		Western Central Atlantic		1890
Vermicularia knorrii	Florida wormsnail	Western Central Atlantic	8 DL	1843
Vermicularia radicula	Northern wormsnail	North America.	6.1 DL	1851
Vermicularia spirata	West Indian wormsnail	Western Atlantic	9 DL	1836

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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Turritellidae turret shells(See list of species below)

Family: Turritellidae turret shells

(See list of species below)