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Family: Ellobiidae cassidula and pythia snails



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112 species (see list below)
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Allochroa bronni
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Allochroa layardi
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Auriculastra duplicata
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Auriculastra elongata
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Auriculastra incrassata
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Auriculastra radiolata
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Auriculastra saccata
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Max. Length 2 cm SHL
 
Auriculastra subula
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Auriculinella bidentata
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Blauneria heteroclita
[Left-hand melampus]
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Cassidula angulifera
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Cassidula aurisfelis (Bruguière, 1792)

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Cassidula aurisfelis
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Cassidula doliolum
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Cassidula labrella
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Cassidula nucleus
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Cassidula philippinarum
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Cassidula plecotrematoides
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Cassidula rugata
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Cassidula schmackeriana
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Cassidula sowerbyana
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Cassidula vespertilionis
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Cassidula zonata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Creedonia succinea
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Cylindrotis quadrasi
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Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Ellobium aurisjudae (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ellobium aurisjudae
[Judas ear crassidula]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Ellobium aurismidae (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Ellobium aurismidae
[Midas ear crassidula]
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Ellobium chinense
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL
 
Ellobium dominicense
[White melampus]
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Ellobium semisculptum
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Laemodonta bella
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Laemodonta clausa
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Laemodonta cubensis
[Cuba dwarf pedipes]
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Laemodonta exaratoides
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Laemodonta livida
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Laemodonta madagascariensis
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Laemodonta minuta
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Laemodonta monilifera
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Laemodonta oblonga
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Laemodonta octanfracta
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Laemodonta punctigera
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Laemodonta siamensis
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Laemodonta striata
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Laemodonta typica
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Leuconopsis inermis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Leuconopsis manningi
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Leuconopsis novimundi
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Leuconopsis pacifica
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Leuconopsis pellucidus
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Leuconopsis rapanuiensis
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Marinula parva
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Marinula pepita
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Marinula xanthostoma
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Melampus adamsianus
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Melampus albus
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Melampus bidentatus
[Eastern melampus]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Melampus bullaoides
[Bubble melampus]

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Southwest Pacific and Eas

Melampus castaneus Mühlfeld, 1818

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Melampus castaneus
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Max. Length 2.3 cm NG
 
Melampus coffea
[Coffee melampus]
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Melampus cristatus
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Melampus edentulus
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Melampus exaratus
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Melampus fasciatus
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Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Pacific Ocean and Western

Melampus flavus (Gmelin, 1849)

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Melampus flavus
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Melampus flexuosus
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Melampus floridanus
[Florida melampus]
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Melampus liberianus
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Melampus lividus
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Melampus luteus
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Melampus massauensis
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Max. Length 1.6 cm NG
 
Melampus monile
[Caribbean melampus]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Melampus morrisoni
[Clark's Melampus]
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Melampus nucleolus
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Melampus olivaceus
[California melampus]
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Melampus ovuloides
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Melampus paranus
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Melampus parvulus
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Melampus pascus
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Melampus sincaporensis
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Melampus striatus
[Land snail]
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Melampus triticeus
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Micromelampus siamensis
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Microtralia insularis
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Microtralia lucida
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Microtralia occidentalis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Microtralia ovulum
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Myosotella denticulata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Myosotella myosotis
[Mouse-eared snail]
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Ophicardelus ornatus
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Ophicardelus quoyi
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Ophicardelus sulcatus
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Ovatella aequalis
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Ovatella firminii
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Ovatella vulcani
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Pedipes affinis
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Pedipes amplicatus
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Pedipes angulatus
[Angular pedipes]
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Pedipes bodomoli
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Pedipes jouani
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Pedipes mirabilis
[Miraculous pedipes]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm NG
 
Pedipes ovalis
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Pedipes unisulcatus
[One-groove pedipes]
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Phytia myosotis
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Pleuroloba quoyi
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Pseudomelampus exiguus
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Pythia cecillii
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Pythia imperforata
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Pythia pantherina
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Pythia scarabaeus (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Pythia scarabaeus
[Common pythia]
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Pythia trigona
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Tralia costata
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Max. Length 1.6 cm NG
 
Tralia ovula
[Egg melampus]
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Tralia sculpta
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allochroa bronni Western Central Pacific 1846
Allochroa layardi Central Pacific 1855
Auriculastra duplicata Western Pacific 1854
Auriculastra elongata Northwest and Eastern Cen 1845
Auriculastra incrassata Western Central Pacific 1854
Auriculastra radiolata Western Central Pacific 1860
Auriculastra saccata Western Central Pacific 1856
Auriculastra subula Western Pacific 2 SHL 1832
Auriculinella bidentata Mediterranean Sea. 1808
Blauneria heteroclita Left-hand melampus Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1808
Cassidula angulifera Western Atlantic. 1841
Cassidula aurisfelis Western Pacific 1792
Cassidula doliolum Western Pacific 1843
Cassidula labrella Western Indian Ocean 1830
Cassidula nucleus Northwest and Western Cen 1791
Cassidula philippinarum Western Central Pacific 1888
Cassidula plecotrematoides Northwest Pacific 1885
Cassidula rugata Northwest Pacific 1843
Cassidula schmackeriana Western Pacific 1895
Cassidula sowerbyana Western Central Pacific 1853
Cassidula vespertilionis Western Central Pacific 1831
Cassidula zonata Western Central Pacific 1855
Creedonia succinea Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1854
Cylindrotis quadrasi Western Central Pacific 1895
Ellobium aurisjudae Judas ear crassidula Indo-West Pacific. 6 ShH 1758
Ellobium aurismidae Midas ear crassidula Indo-West Pacific. 10 SHL 1758
Ellobium chinense Northwest Pacific 1855
Ellobium dominicense White melampus Western Atlantic. 2.7 DL 1821
Ellobium semisculptum Eastern Central Pacific 1854
Laemodonta bella Pacific Ocean 1855
Laemodonta clausa Eastern Central Pacific 1854
Laemodonta cubensis Cuba dwarf pedipes Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1854
Laemodonta exaratoides Northwest Pacific 1992
Laemodonta livida Western Indian Ocean 2010
Laemodonta madagascariensis Western Indian Ocean 2007
Laemodonta minuta Northwest Pacific 1885
Laemodonta monilifera Pacific Ocean 1854
Laemodonta oblonga Western Indian Ocean 1874
Laemodonta octanfracta Central Pacific 1845
Laemodonta punctigera Western Pacific 1854
Laemodonta siamensis Western Central Pacific 1854
Laemodonta striata Indo-Pacific. 1846
Laemodonta typica Western Pacific 1854
Leuconopsis inermis Western Pacific 1901
Leuconopsis manningi Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1996
Leuconopsis novimundi Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1949
Leuconopsis pacifica Southwest Pacific 1915
Leuconopsis pellucidus Southwest Pacific 1841
Leuconopsis rapanuiensis Southeast Pacific 1980
Marinula parva Southeast Pacific 1855
Marinula pepita Southeast Pacific 1832
Marinula xanthostoma Southeast Pacific 1855
Melampus adamsianus Southeast Pacific 1855
Melampus albus Western Pacific 1865
Melampus bidentatus Eastern melampus Western Atlantic. 2 NG 1822
Melampus bullaoides Bubble melampus Western Atlantic. 1.5 DL 1808
Melampus castaneus Southwest Pacific and Eas 1818
Melampus coffea Coffee melampus Western Atlantic. 2.3 NG 1758
Melampus cristatus Western Central Pacific 1855
Melampus edentulus Western Atlantic. 1865
Melampus exaratus Northwest Pacific 1854
Melampus fasciatus Northwest and Western Cen 1830
Melampus flavus Pacific Ocean and Western 1849
Melampus flexuosus Pacific Ocean and Western 1867
Melampus floridanus Florida melampus Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1856
Melampus liberianus Eastern Central Atlantic 1854
Melampus lividus Eastern Central Pacific. 1830
Melampus luteus Pacific Ocean. 1832
Melampus massauensis Western Indian Ocean 1858
Melampus monile Caribbean melampus Atlantic Ocean. 1.6 NG 1789
Melampus morrisoni Clark's Melampus Western Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1996
Melampus nucleolus Western Central Pacific 1856
Melampus olivaceus California melampus Eastern Pacific. 1856
Melampus ovuloides Eastern Pacific. 1873
Melampus paranus Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1951
Melampus parvulus Western Central Pacific 1856
Melampus pascus Southeast Pacific 1922
Melampus sincaporensis Western Central Pacific 1865
Melampus striatus Land snail Indo-Pacific. 1861
Melampus triticeus Northwest Pacific 1845
Micromelampus siamensis Western Central Pacific 1862
Microtralia insularis Southwest Pacific and Eas 1933
Microtralia lucida Eastern Central Pacific 1869
Microtralia occidentalis Western Atlantic. 1854
Microtralia ovulum Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1840
Myosotella denticulata Mediterranean Sea. 1803
Myosotella myosotis Mouse-eared snail Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 1.2 DL 1801
Ophicardelus ornatus Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 1821
Ophicardelus quoyi Atlantic Ocean, Eastern P 1855
Ophicardelus sulcatus Indo-West Pacific 1855
Ovatella aequalis Northeast Atlantic. 1832
Ovatella firminii Mediterranean Sea. 1826
Ovatella vulcani Eastern Atlantic 1860
Pedipes affinis Western Central Pacific 1821
Pedipes amplicatus Western Indian Ocean 1874
Pedipes angulatus Angular pedipes Eastern Pacific. 1852
Pedipes bodomoli Eastern Pacific. 2021
Pedipes jouani Western Pacific 1869
Pedipes mirabilis Miraculous pedipes Atlantic Ocean. 0.6 DL 1816
Pedipes ovalis Western Atlantic. 0.4 NG 1849
Pedipes unisulcatus One-groove pedipes Eastern Pacific. 1866
Phytia myosotis Eastern Pacific. 1801
Pleuroloba quoyi Western Pacific 1854
Pseudomelampus exiguus Mediterranean Sea. 1832
Pythia cecillii Northwest Pacific 1847
Pythia imperforata Western Central Pacific 1851
Pythia pantherina Western Central Pacific 1758
Pythia scarabaeus Common pythia Indo-Pacific. 3.5 SHL 1758
Pythia trigona Western Central Pacific 1832
Tralia costata Central Pacific 1850
Tralia ovula Egg melampus Atlantic Ocean. 1.6 NG 1789
Tralia sculpta Western Central Pacific 1907



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