Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Vanikoridae



(See list of species below)



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59 species
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Berthais egregia
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Larsenia scalaroides
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Macromphalina adamsii
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina apexplanum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina argentina
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Macromphalina californica
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina canarreos
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Macromphalina diazmerlanoi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina floridana
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina garcesi
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Macromphalina harryleei
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina jibacoa
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Macromphalina lyrapintoae
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina palmalitoris
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina paradoxa
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina pierrot
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Macromphalina redferni
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina robertsoni
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina susoi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Macromphalina thompsoni
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Macromphalina worsfoldi
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Macromphalus abylensis
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Macromphalus thelacme
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Macrophalus pliciferus
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Megalomphalus azoneus
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Megalomphalus californicus
[California macromphaline]
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Megalomphalus caro
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Megalomphalus disciformis
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Megalomphalus floridanus
[Florida macromphaline]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Megalomphalus lamellosus
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Megalomphalus margaritae
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Megalomphalus millerae
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Megalomphalus palmalitoris
[Palm beach macromphaline]
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Megalomphalus petitianus
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL

 
Megalomphalus pilsbryi
[Pilsbry's macromphaline]
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Megalomphalus schmiederi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Megalomphalus troudei
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Talassia dagueneti
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Talassia flexisculpta
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Talassia laevapex
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Talassia mexicana
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Talassia rugosa
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Tubiola subdisjuncta
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Vanikoro acuta
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Vanikoro cancellata
[Cancellate vanikoro]
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Vanikoro delicata
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Vanikoro disparilis
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Max. Length 1 cm ShH

 
Vanikoro distans
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Vanikoro fenestrata
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Vanikoro granulosus
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Vanikoro gueriniana
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Vanikoro helicoidea (Le Guillou, 1842)

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Vanikoro helicoidea
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Vanikoro incertus
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Vanikoro ligata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Vanikoro oxychone
[West Indian vanikoro]
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Vanikoro plicata
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Vanikoro striatus
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Vanikoro sulcatus
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Vanikoro wallacei
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Berthais egregia Western Indian Ocean 1863
Larsenia scalaroides Atlantic Ocean. 0.2 DL 1989
Macromphalina adamsii Western Atlantic 1857
Macromphalina apexplanum Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalina argentina Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1975
Macromphalina californica Western Atlantic. 1903
Macromphalina canarreos Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalina diazmerlanoi Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1998
Macromphalina floridana Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL 1965
Macromphalina garcesi Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1998
Macromphalina harryleei Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1998
Macromphalina jibacoa Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalina lyrapintoae Western Atlantic. 1994
Macromphalina palmalitoris Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL 1950
Macromphalina paradoxa Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalina pierrot Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL 1948
Macromphalina redferni Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1998
Macromphalina robertsoni Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalina susoi Western Central Atlantic 0.3 DL 1998
Macromphalina thompsoni Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1998
Macromphalina worsfoldi Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1998
Macromphalus abylensis Mediterranean Sea. 1988
Macromphalus thelacme Western Indian Ocean. 1904
Macrophalus pliciferus Western Central Pacific 1863
Megalomphalus azoneus Mediterranean Sea. 1865
Megalomphalus californicus California macromphaline East Pacific. 1903
Megalomphalus caro Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1927
Megalomphalus disciformis Mediterranean Sea. 1877
Megalomphalus floridanus Florida macromphaline North America. 1965
Megalomphalus lamellosus Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1842
Megalomphalus margaritae Western Central Atlantic. 1998
Megalomphalus millerae Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1959
Megalomphalus palmalitoris Palm beach macromphaline North America. 1950
Megalomphalus petitianus Mediterranean Sea. 1869
Megalomphalus pilsbryi Pilsbry's macromphaline Western Central Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1958
Megalomphalus schmiederi Western Central Atlantic. 1996
Megalomphalus troudei Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1908
Talassia dagueneti Mediterranean Sea. 1873
Talassia flexisculpta Mediterranean Sea. 2022
Talassia laevapex Mediterranean Sea. 2022
Talassia mexicana Mediterranean Sea. 2022
Talassia rugosa Mediterranean Sea. 2022
Tubiola subdisjuncta Western Indian Ocean 1868
Vanikoro acuta Central Pacific 1844
Vanikoro cancellata Cancellate vanikoro Central Pacific. 1822
Vanikoro delicata Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Vanikoro disparilis Eastern Central Pacific 1863
Vanikoro distans Central Pacific 1 ShH 1844
Vanikoro fenestrata Western Pacific. Tropica 1863
Vanikoro granulosus Indo-Pacific. 1844
Vanikoro gueriniana Indo-Pacific. 1844
Vanikoro helicoidea Western Central Pacific 1842
Vanikoro incertus Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1959
Vanikoro ligata Eastern Central Pacific 1844
Vanikoro oxychone West Indian vanikoro Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1877
Vanikoro plicata Indo-Pacific 1844
Vanikoro striatus Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1842
Vanikoro sulcatus Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1842
Vanikoro wallacei Southwest Pacific 1912



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