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Family: Trochidae Top shells



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337 species (see list below)
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Solariella actinophora
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Solariella affinis
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Solariella calatha
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Solariella carvalhoi
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Solariella charopa
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Solariella cincta
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Solariella constricta
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Solariella crossata
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Solariella elegantula
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Solariella hurleyi
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Solariella infundibulum
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Solariella intermedia
[Intermediate solarelle]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Solariella iris
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Solariella lacunella
[Channeled solarelle]
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Solariella laevis
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Solariella lewisae
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Solariella lubrica
[]
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Solariella micraulax
[Fine-groove solarelle]
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Solariella nuda
[Naked solarelle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific, Northern
Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
Solariella obscura (Couthouy, 1838)

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Solariella obscura
[Obscure solarelle]
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Solariella oxybasis
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Solariella peramabilis
[Lovely solarelle]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Solariella periscopia
[Look-around solarelle]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
Solariella pourtalesi Clench & Aguayo, 1939

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Solariella pourtalesi
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Solariella rhyssa
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Solariella sanjuanensis
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Solariella scabriuscula
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Max. Length 0.6 cm H
 
Solariella tiara
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Solariella triplostephanus
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Solariella tryphenensis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Solariella tubula
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Solariella varicosa
[Varicose solarelle]
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Stomatella asperulata
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Stomatella auricula (Lamarck, 1816)

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Stomatella auricula
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Stomatella capieri
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Stomatella duplicata
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Max. Length 0.8 cm SHL
 
Stomatella esperanzae
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Stomatella gattegnoi
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Stomatella impertusa
[Strigose stomatella]
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Stomatella laevis
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Stomatella monteiroi Poppe, Tagaro & Dekker, 2006

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Stomatella monteiroi
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Stomatella oliveri
[]

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.

Western Pacific

Stomatella planulata Lamarck, 1816

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Stomatella planulata
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Stomatella rosacea
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Stomatella varia (Adams, 1850)

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Stomatella varia
[Variable stomatella]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
 
Stomatella varla
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Stomatia heckeliana
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Max. Length 3 cm SHL
 
Stomatia phymotis
[Swollen stomatella]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Stomatolina angulata (Adams, 1850)

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Stomatolina angulata
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Max. Length 1.6 cm SHL
 
Stomatolina rubra
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Synaptocochlea concinna
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Synaptocochlea montrouzieri
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Synaptocochlea picta
[Painted false stomatella]
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Tosatrochus attenuatus
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Max. Length 5.6 cm DL
 
Trochus asperulus
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Trochus bicingulatus
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Trochus chloromphalus
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Trochus consors
[Consor top]
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Trochus erithreus
[Red Sea top shell]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Trochus eustephes
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Trochus ferreirai Bozzetti, 1996

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Trochus ferreirai
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Trochus firmus
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Max. Length 4 cm DL
 
Trochus flammulatus
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Trochus fultoni
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Trochus hanleyanus Reeve, 1842

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Trochus hanleyanus
[Lined top]
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Max. Length 5 cm SHL
 
Trochus histrio
[Actor top]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Central Pacific

Trochus intextus Reeve, 1848

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Trochus intextus
[Woven topsnail]
No picture found
 
Trochus kochii
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHH
Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Trochus maculatus
[Maculated top]
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Trochus magnificus
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Trochus ochroleucus
[Yellow-mouth top shell]

Photo by Modi, Shuanak

Indo-Pacific.

Trochus radiatus Gmelin, 1791

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Trochus radiatus
[Radiate top shell]
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Max. Length 4 cm SHD
 
Trochus stellatus
[Stellate trochus]
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Trochus venetus
[]
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Trochus viridis
[Green top shell]
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Turcica admirabilis
[]
No picture found
 
Turcica caffea
[Two-tooth topsnail]
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Max. Length 10 cm H
 
Turcica concinna
[]
No picture found
 
Turcica monilifera
[]

Photo by FAO

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Umbonium costatum (Kiener, 1838)

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Umbonium costatum
[Costate button top]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm SHD
 
Umbonium elegans
[]
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Umbonium eloiseae
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Umbonium guamensis
[]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 2 cm SHD
Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Umbonium vestiarium
[Common button top]
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Max. Length 2 cm SHD
 
Umbonium vestiarum
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Vanitrochus geertsi
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Vetulonia phalcata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Solariella actinophora Western Atlantic 1890
Solariella affinis Western Atlantic 1877
Solariella calatha Western Atlantic 1 DL 1927
Solariella carvalhoi Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1958
Solariella charopa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Solariella cincta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1836
Solariella constricta Antarctic Indian Ocean 1927
Solariella crossata Antarctic Indian Ocean 0.2 DL 1927
Solariella elegantula Antarctic Indian Ocean 1925
Solariella hurleyi Southwest Pacific 1979
Solariella infundibulum Southwest Pacific 1879
Solariella intermedia Intermediate solarelle East Pacific. 1878
Solariella iris Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1881
Solariella lacunella Channeled solarelle Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1881
Solariella laevis Western Atlantic. 1886
Solariella lewisae Western Atlantic. 1946
Solariella lubrica Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1881
Solariella micraulax Fine-groove solarelle East Pacific. 1964
Solariella nuda Naked solarelle East Pacific. 1896
Solariella obscura Obscure solarelle Eastern Pacific, Northern 0.9 DL 1838
Solariella oxybasis Eastern Pacific, Northern 1890
Solariella peramabilis Lovely solarelle North and Eastern Central 2 NG 1864
Solariella periscopia Look-around solarelle Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Solariella pourtalesi Western Atlantic 1.0 DL 1939
Solariella rhyssa Western Atlantic 1919
Solariella sanjuanensis Western Central Pacific 2006
Solariella scabriuscula Western Central Pacific 1881
Solariella tiara Western Central Atlantic 0.6 H 1879
Solariella triplostephanus Pacific Ocean 1910
Solariella tryphenensis Pacific Ocean 1930
Solariella tubula Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1927
Solariella varicosa Varicose solarelle Northern Pacific, Norther 0.6 DL 1842
Stomatella asperulata Western Central Pacific 1850
Stomatella auricula Indo-Pacific. 1816
Stomatella capieri Western Central Pacific 2006
Stomatella duplicata Western Indian Ocean. 1823
Stomatella esperanzae Southeast Pacific 0.8 SHL 1980
Stomatella gattegnoi Western Central Pacific 2006
Stomatella impertusa Strigose stomatella Indo-West Pacific 1815
Stomatella laevis Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Stomatella monteiroi Western Central Pacific 2006
Stomatella oliveri Western Pacific 1912
Stomatella planulata Western Pacific 1816
Stomatella rosacea Southwest Pacific and Eas 1868
Stomatella varia Variable stomatella Central Pacific. 1850
Stomatella varla Western Central Pacific 1.5 DL 1850
Stomatia heckeliana Western Pacific 1871
Stomatia phymotis Swollen stomatella Indo-West Pacific. 3 SHL 1779
Stomatolina angulata Western Pacific 1850
Stomatolina rubra Western Pacific 1.6 SHL 1822
Synaptocochlea concinna Pacific Ocean. 1845
Synaptocochlea montrouzieri Pacific Ocean. 1890
Synaptocochlea picta Painted false stomatella Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.7 DL 1842
Tosatrochus attenuatus Western Central Pacific 1844
Trochus asperulus Western Atlantic. 5.6 DL 1822
Trochus bicingulatus Western Atlantic. 1822
Trochus chloromphalus Northwest Pacific 1853
Trochus consors Consor top Northwest Pacific 1872
Trochus erithreus Red Sea top shell Western Indian Ocean. In 1821
Trochus eustephes Indo-Pacific. 2 DL 1850
Trochus ferreirai Western Central Pacific 1996
Trochus firmus Western Indian Ocean 1850
Trochus flammulatus Indo-Pacific. 4 DL 1822
Trochus fultoni Western Indian Ocean 1898
Trochus hanleyanus Lined top Indo-West Pacific 7 SHL 1842
Trochus histrio Actor top Western Pacific. 5 SHL 1848
Trochus intextus Woven topsnail Central Pacific 1848
Trochus kochii Western Indian Ocean 1844
Trochus maculatus Maculated top Indo-West Pacific 7 SHH 1758
Trochus magnificus Western Central Pacific 2004
Trochus ochroleucus Yellow-mouth top shell Western Central Pacific 1791
Trochus radiatus Radiate top shell Indo-Pacific. 1791
Trochus stellatus Stellate trochus Indo-West Pacific. 4 SHD 1791
Trochus venetus Western Central Pacific 1862
Trochus viridis Green top shell Southwest Pacific 1791
Turcica admirabilis Southwest Pacific 1969
Turcica caffea Two-tooth topsnail East Pacific. 1865
Turcica concinna Western Central Pacific 10 H 1853
Turcica monilifera Western Central Pacific 1854
Umbonium costatum Costate button top Western Pacific. 3.5 SHL 1838
Umbonium elegans Western Central Pacific 1.8 SHD 1838
Umbonium eloiseae Western Indian Ocean 1992
Umbonium guamensis Western Central Pacific 1833
Umbonium vestiarium Common button top Indo-West Pacific 2 SHD 1758
Umbonium vestiarum Western Central Pacific 2 SHD 1758
Vanitrochus geertsi Western Central Pacific 2006
Vetulonia phalcata Western Central Pacific. 1993



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