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Class: Gastropoda
Order: Littorinimorpha
Family: Ovulidae egg cowries

Genus: Simnia

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6 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 17 cm DL
 
Simnia acicularis
[Sharp shuttle shell]
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Simnia aequalis
[]
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Simnia avena
[]
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Simnia loebbeckeana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

North America and the Med

Simnia spelta(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Simnia spelta
[Keys simnia]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic

Simnia uniplicataSowerby, 1848

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Simnia uniplicata
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