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Family: Conidae cone shells



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1350 species
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Obesotoma schantarica
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Obesotoma simplex
[Simple lora]

Photo by Miller, Todd

Northern Pacific.

Obesotoma tenuilirata (Dall, 1871)

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Obesotoma tenuilirata
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Obesotoma woodiana
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Ophiodermella cancellata
[Cancellate snakeskin-snail]
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Ophiodermella fancherae
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Ophiodermella inermis
[Gray snakeskin-snail]
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Ophiodermella montereyensis
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Pacific

Philbertia nexa (Reeve, 1845)

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Philbertia nexa
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Platycythara elata
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Profundiconus cakobaui
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Profundiconus dondani
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Profundiconus emersoni
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Profundiconus frausseni
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Profundiconus ikedai
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Profundiconus jeanmartini
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Profundiconus kanakinus
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Profundiconus lani
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Profundiconus loyaltiensis
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Profundiconus pacificus
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Profundiconus profundorum
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Profundiconus rashafunensis
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Profundiconus scopulicola
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Profundiconus smirna
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Max. Length 11.1 cm SHL

 
Profundiconus teramachii
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Profundiconus tuberculosus
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Profundiconus vaubani
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Pseudolilliconus boschorum
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Pseudolilliconus korni
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Pseudolilliconus kuiperi
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Pygmaeconus papalis
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Pygmaeconus traillii
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Pyrgocythara balteata
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Pyrgocythara canoidissima
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Pyrgocythara cinctella
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Pyrgocythara densestriata
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Pyrgocythara dubia
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Pyrgocythara filosa
[Filose mangelia]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Pyrgocythara hemphilli
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Pyrgocythara metria
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Pyrgocythara plicosa
[Plicate mangelia]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Rubellatoma diomedea
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Rubellatoma rubella
[Reddish mangelia]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Saccharoturris monocingulata
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Stellatoma rufostrigata
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Stellatoma stellata
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Suavodrillia declivis
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Suavodrillia kennicotti
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Suavodrillia textilia
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Suavodrillia willetti
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Taranis allo
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Taranis benthicola
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Taranis borealis
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Taranis cirrata
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Taranis columbella
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Taranis imporcata
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Taranis inkasa
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Taranis japonicus
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Taranis laevisculpta
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Taranis mayi
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Taranis miranda
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL

 
Taranis moerchii
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Taranis nezi
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Taranis panope
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Taranis percarinata
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Taranis pulchella
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Taranis rhytismeis
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Taranis spirulata
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Taranis ticaonica
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Taranis turritispira
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Taranis watsoni
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic

Tenaturris bartletti (Dall, 1889)

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Tenaturris bartletti
[Barlett's turrid]
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Tenaturris bartlettii
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Tenaturris concinna
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
Tenaturris decora (Smith, 1882)

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Tenaturris decora
[]

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Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
Tenaturris dysoni (Reeve, 1846)

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Tenaturris dysoni
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL

 
Tenaturris fulgens
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Tenaturris fusca
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL

 
Tenaturris gemma
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
Tenaturris inepta (Smith, 1882)

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Tenaturris inepta
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Tenaturris janira
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Tenaturris merita
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Tenaturris verdensis
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Thelecythara borroi
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Thelecythara dominguezi
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Thelecythara dushanae
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Thelecythara floridana
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Thelecythara mucronata
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Thelecythara vitrea
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Typhlomangelia adenica
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Typhlomangelia cariosa
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Typhlomangelia fluctuosa
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Typhlomangelia lincta
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Typhlomangelia maldivica
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Typhlomangelia nivale
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Typhlomangelia nivalis
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Typhlomangelia polythele
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Typhlomangelia pyrrha
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Vitricythara elata
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
Vitricythara metria (Dall, 1903)

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Vitricythara metria
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Obesotoma schantarica Western Atlantic 1849
Obesotoma simplex Simple lora Arctic, Northern Pacific, 1849
Obesotoma tenuilirata Northern Pacific. 1871
Obesotoma woodiana Northern Atlantic and the 1842
Ophiodermella cancellata Cancellate snakeskin-snail Northeast Pacific 1864
Ophiodermella fancherae Eastern Pacific. 1903
Ophiodermella inermis Gray snakeskin-snail Eastern Pacific. 1843
Ophiodermella montereyensis Eastern Pacific. 1944
Philbertia nexa Western Central Pacific 1845
Platycythara elata Western Atlantic 0.5 DL 1889
Profundiconus cakobaui Western Central Pacific 2008
Profundiconus dondani Western Central Pacific 1981
Profundiconus emersoni Eastern Pacific 1963
Profundiconus frausseni Western Central Pacific 2004
Profundiconus ikedai Western Central Pacific 1987
Profundiconus jeanmartini Western Indian Ocean 1992
Profundiconus kanakinus Western Central Pacific 1983
Profundiconus lani Western Central Pacific 1979
Profundiconus loyaltiensis Western Central Pacific 1995
Profundiconus pacificus Western Central Pacific 1996
Profundiconus profundorum Western Central Pacific 1956
Profundiconus rashafunensis Western Central Pacific 2021
Profundiconus scopulicola Northwest Pacific 1972
Profundiconus smirna South Western Pacific. 1943
Profundiconus teramachii Indo-Pacific. Subtropica 11.1 SHL 1956
Profundiconus tuberculosus Northwest Pacific 1937
Profundiconus vaubani Western Central Pacific 1995
Pseudolilliconus boschorum Western Indian Ocean 1993
Pseudolilliconus korni Western Indian Ocean 1993
Pseudolilliconus kuiperi Western Indian Ocean 2006
Pygmaeconus papalis Indo-Pacific. 1875
Pygmaeconus traillii Western Central Pacific 1855
Pyrgocythara balteata Western Central Pacific 1846
Pyrgocythara canoidissima Western Central Atlantic 1845
Pyrgocythara cinctella Western Atlantic. 0.5 DL 1840
Pyrgocythara densestriata Western Atlantic. 1850
Pyrgocythara dubia Western Atlantic. 1845
Pyrgocythara filosa Filose mangelia Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1943
Pyrgocythara hemphilli Western Atlantic 0.9 DL 1939
Pyrgocythara metria Western Atlantic 1903
Pyrgocythara plicosa Plicate mangelia Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1850
Rubellatoma diomedea Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 1939
Rubellatoma rubella Reddish mangelia Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1851
Saccharoturris monocingulata Western Central Atlantic 0.7 DL 1889
Stellatoma rufostrigata Western Central Pacific 1913
Stellatoma stellata Western Atlantic 0.9 DL 1872
Suavodrillia declivis Northwest Pacific 1880
Suavodrillia kennicotti Northern Pacific. 1871
Suavodrillia textilia Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1927
Suavodrillia willetti Western Atlantic. 1919
Taranis allo Western Indian Ocean 1934
Taranis benthicola Southwest Pacific 1956
Taranis borealis Northeast Atlantic 1980
Taranis cirrata Northeast Atlantic 1862
Taranis columbella Western Indian Ocean 1991
Taranis imporcata Southwest Pacific 1962
Taranis inkasa Western Indian Ocean 1991
Taranis japonicus Northwest Pacific 1964
Taranis laevisculpta Northeast Atlantic and th 1880
Taranis mayi Eastern Indian Ocean 1909
Taranis miranda Southeast Atlantic 1925
Taranis moerchii Northeast Atlantic, Arcti 0.5 DL 1861
Taranis nezi Northwest Pacific 1964
Taranis panope Eastern Pacific. 1919
Taranis percarinata Western Central Pacific 1967
Taranis pulchella Western Central Pacific 1880
Taranis rhytismeis Indo-Pacific. 1910
Taranis spirulata Southwest Pacific 1962
Taranis ticaonica Western Central Pacific 1967
Taranis turritispira Northwest Pacific 1882
Taranis watsoni Southwest Pacific 1891
Tenaturris bartletti Barlett's turrid Western Atlantic 1889
Tenaturris bartlettii Western Atlantic. 1889
Tenaturris concinna Eastern Pacific. 1852
Tenaturris decora Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1882
Tenaturris dysoni Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1846
Tenaturris fulgens Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1888
Tenaturris fusca Western Atlantic. 1845
Tenaturris gemma Southeast Atlantic 0.8 DL 1884
Tenaturris inepta Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1882
Tenaturris janira Eastern Pacific. 1919
Tenaturris merita Eastern Pacific. 1843
Tenaturris verdensis Eastern Pacific. 1919
Thelecythara borroi Western Central Atlantic 1975
Thelecythara dominguezi Western Central Atlantic 1983
Thelecythara dushanae Eastern Pacific. 1971
Thelecythara floridana Western Central Atlantic 0.9 DL 1953
Thelecythara mucronata Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1896
Thelecythara vitrea Pacific Ocean. 1845
Typhlomangelia adenica Western Indian Ocean 1996
Typhlomangelia cariosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Typhlomangelia fluctuosa Antarctic Indian Ocean 1881
Typhlomangelia lincta Western Central Atlantic 1.2 DL 1881
Typhlomangelia maldivica Western Indian Ocean 1996
Typhlomangelia nivale Northern Atlantic. 1846
Typhlomangelia nivalis Northeast Atlantic and th 1846
Typhlomangelia polythele Southeast Atlantic 1963
Typhlomangelia pyrrha Northwest Pacific 1881
Vitricythara elata Northwest Pacific 1889
Vitricythara metria Western Atlantic 0.8 DL 1903



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