Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Phasianellidae



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28 species
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Eulithidium beaui
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Eulithidium breve
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Indo-West Pacific.

Phasianella solida (Born, 1778)

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Phasianella solida
[Solid pheasant]
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Tricolia adamsi
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Western Central Atlantic

Tricolia affinis (Adams, 1850)

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Tricolia affinis
[Spotted pheasant shell]
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Tricolia algoidea
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Max. Length 7.5 cm DL

 
Tricolia beaui
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Tricolia bella
[Pretty pheasant shell]
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Tricolia compta
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Tricolia cyclostoma
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Tricolia deschampsi
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Tricolia entomocheila
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Tricolia fordiana
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Tricolia ios
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Tricolia landinii
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Tricolia miniata
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Tricolia modesta
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Tricolia pulloides
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Northeast Atlantic and th

Tricolia pullus Linnaeus, 1758

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Tricolia pullus
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Tricolia punctura
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Tricolia speciosa
[Showy pheasant]
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Tricolia substriata
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Tricolia tenuis
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Tricolia tessellata
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Tricolia thalassicola
[Umbilicate pheasant shell]
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Tricolia tingitana
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Tricolia variabilis
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Tricolia variegata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Eulithidium beaui Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1958
Eulithidium breve Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1842
Phasianella solida Solid pheasant Indo-West Pacific. 1778
Tricolia adamsi Indo-West Pacific. 1853
Tricolia affinis Spotted pheasant shell Western Central Atlantic 1850
Tricolia algoidea Mediterranean Sea. 1920
Tricolia beaui Mediterranean Sea. 7.5 DL 1958
Tricolia bella Pretty pheasant shell Western Central Atlantic 1937
Tricolia compta Western Central Atlantic 1855
Tricolia cyclostoma Western Central Atlantic 1864
Tricolia deschampsi Mediterranean. 1993
Tricolia entomocheila Mediterranean Sea. 1993
Tricolia fordiana Indo-West Pacific. 1888
Tricolia ios Western Indian Ocean 1985
Tricolia landinii Mediterranean. 2007
Tricolia miniata Mediterranean Sea. 1884
Tricolia modesta Western Central Pacific 1861
Tricolia pulloides Western Central Pacific 1865
Tricolia pullus Northeast Atlantic and th 1758
Tricolia punctura Mediterranean Sea. 1993
Tricolia speciosa Showy pheasant Mediterranean Sea. 1824
Tricolia substriata Mediterranean Sea. 1864
Tricolia tenuis Mediterranean Sea. 1829
Tricolia tessellata Mediterranean Sea. 1838
Tricolia thalassicola Umbilicate pheasant shell Western Central Pacific 0.7 DL 1958
Tricolia tingitana Mediterranean Sea. 1982
Tricolia variabilis Indo-Pacific 1861
Tricolia variegata Indo-Pacific 1864



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