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Family: Tritoniidae



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54 species (see list below)
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Indo-Pacific. Tropical a

Marianina rosea (Pruvot-Fol, 1930)

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Marianina rosea
[Rosy marianina]
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Marionia abrahamorum
[]
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Marionia arborescens
[]
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Marionia blainvillea
[]
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Marionia chloanthes
[]
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Max. Length 7.3 cm TL
 
Marionia cucullata
[]
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Max. Length 7 cm DL
 
Marionia echinomuriceae
[]
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Marionia elongoreticulata
[]
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Marionia elongoviridis
[]
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Marionia granularis
[]

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Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 10 cm TL
Marionia rubra (Ruppell & Leuckart, 1831)

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Marionia rubra
[]
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Marionia tedi
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Marionia viridescens
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata
[]
No picture found
 
Marioniopsis levis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Marioniopsis platyctenea
[]
No picture found
 
Paratritonia lutea
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 30 cm TL
 
Tochuina tetraquetra
[Giant orange tochui]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Tritonia australis
[]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, Southw
Max. Length 12 cm DL
Tritonia challengeriana Bergh, 1884

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Tritonia challengeriana
[Faded tritonia]
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Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
 
Tritonia dantarti
[]
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Max. Length 21.5 cm TL
 
Tritonia diomedea
[Rosy tritonia]
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Tritonia episcopalis
[]
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Max. Length 13.5 cm DL
 
Tritonia eriosi
[]
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Max. Length 4.4 cm DL
 
Tritonia exsulans
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Tritonia festiva
[Diamondback tritonia]
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Tritonia griegi
[]

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Northeast Atlantic and th

Tritonia hombergii Cuvier, 1802

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Tritonia hombergii
[]
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Tritonia incerta
[Muted tritonia]
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Tritonia iocasica
[]
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Tritonia lineata
[]
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Tritonia manicata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm TL
 
Tritonia myrakeenae
[Keen's tritonid]

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Eastern Atlantic, Indo-We
Max. Length 3 cm TL
Tritonia nilsodhneri Marcus, 1983

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Tritonia nilsodhneri
[Nilsodhner's tritonia]
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Tritonia odhneri
[Magnificent tritonia]
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Tritonia palmeri
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Tritonia pickensi
[Picken's tritonid]
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Tritonia plebeia
[Plebeian tritonia]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.1 cm DL
 
Tritonia poirieri
[]
No picture found
 
Tritonia striata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Tritonia vorax
[Voracious tritonia]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.1 cm NG
 
Tritonicula bayeri
[]
No picture found
 
Tritonicula hamnerorum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm NG
 
Tritonicula wellsi
[Sea whip slug]

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Indo-West Pacific, Wester

Tritoniella belli Eliot, 1907

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Tritoniella belli
[]
No picture found
 
Tritoniella gnathodentata
[]
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Tritoniella gnocchi
[]
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Tritoniella heideae
[]
No picture found
 
Tritoniella prinzess
[]
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Tritoniella schoriesi
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Tritoniopsilla brucei
[]
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Tritoniopsis cincta
[]

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Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 5.5 cm TL
Tritoniopsis elegans (Audouin, 1826)

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Tritoniopsis elegans
[White tritoniopsis]
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Tritoniopsis frydis
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Marianina rosea Rosy marianina Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 1930
Marionia abrahamorum Indo-Pacific. Tropical a 2019
Marionia arborescens Western Indian Ocean 1890
Marionia blainvillea Mediterranean Sea. 1818
Marionia chloanthes Western Central Pacific 1902
Marionia cucullata Western Atlantic and Anta 7.3 TL 1852
Marionia echinomuriceae Northwest Pacific 7 DL 1994
Marionia elongoreticulata Western Central Pacific 2005
Marionia elongoviridis Western Central Pacific 2005
Marionia granularis Northwest Pacific 1936
Marionia rubra Indo-West Pacific 10 TL 1831
Marionia tedi Western Atlantic. 4 DL 1983
Marionia viridescens Western Indian Ocean 6 TL 1904
Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL 1936
Marioniopsis levis Western Central Pacific 1904
Marioniopsis platyctenea Indo-West Pacific 2 TL 1988
Paratritonia lutea Indo-West Pacific 1949
Tochuina tetraquetra Giant orange tochui Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 30 TL 1788
Tritonia australis Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.3 DL 1898
Tritonia challengeriana Faded tritonia Southeast Pacific, Southw 12 DL 1884
Tritonia dantarti Eastern Atlantic. 3.3 DL 2006
Tritonia diomedea Rosy tritonia Eastern Pacific and Weste 21.5 TL 1894
Tritonia episcopalis Northeast Atlantic 1977
Tritonia eriosi Western Atlantic. 13.5 DL 1983
Tritonia exsulans Eastern Central Pacific 4.4 DL 1894
Tritonia festiva Diamondback tritonia Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 2 TL 1873
Tritonia griegi Northeast Atlantic 1922
Tritonia hombergii Northeast Atlantic and th 1802
Tritonia incerta Muted tritonia Southwest Pacific 1904
Tritonia iocasica Southwest Pacific 2021
Tritonia lineata Northeast Atlantic 1848
Tritonia manicata Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1853
Tritonia myrakeenae Keen's tritonid Eastern Pacific. 1.8 TL 1986
Tritonia nilsodhneri Nilsodhner's tritonia Eastern Atlantic, Indo-We 3 TL 1983
Tritonia odhneri Magnificent tritonia Southeast Pacific and Sou
Tritonia palmeri Tropical America. 1862
Tritonia pickensi Picken's tritonid Eastern Central Pacific. 2.5 TL 1967
Tritonia plebeia Plebeian tritonia Atlantic Ocean and the Me 1828
Tritonia poirieri Western Atlantic. 3.1 DL 1889
Tritonia striata Mediterranean Sea. 1963
Tritonia vorax Voracious tritonia Southeast Pacific, Southw 6 DL 1926
Tritonicula bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.1 NG 1967
Tritonicula hamnerorum Western Central Atlantic 1987
Tritonicula wellsi Sea whip slug Western Atlantic 1 NG 1961
Tritoniella belli Indo-West Pacific, Wester 1907
Tritoniella gnathodentata Indo-West Pacific, Wester 2022
Tritoniella gnocchi Indo-West Pacific, Wester 2022
Tritoniella heideae Indo-West Pacific, Wester 2022
Tritoniella prinzess Indo-West Pacific, Wester 2022
Tritoniella schoriesi Indo-West Pacific, Wester 2022
Tritoniopsilla brucei Atlantic Ocean. 2.2 DL 1905
Tritoniopsis cincta Mediterranean Sea. 1937
Tritoniopsis elegans White tritoniopsis Indo-Pacific 5.5 TL 1826
Tritoniopsis frydis Western Atlantic. 2 NG 1970



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