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Family: Tornidae



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60 species
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Adeorbis elegans
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Anticlimax decorata
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Anticlimax proboscidea
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Canimarina crassilabris
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Circulus orbignyi
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL

 
Cochliolepis adamsii
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cochliolepis holmesi
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Cochliolepis surinamensis
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Cyclostremiscus baldridgei
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus beauii
[Beau's vitrinella]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus caraboboensis
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus cubanus
[Cuban vitrinella]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus dalli
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Cyclostremiscus emeryi
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Cyclostremiscus gordanus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus jeannae
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Cyclostremiscus lowei
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Cyclostremiscus ornatus
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus pentagonus
[Trilix vitrinella]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus schrammii
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Cyclostremiscus spiceri
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Cyclostremiscus spiritualis
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus suppressus
[Suppressed vitrinella]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Cyclostremiscus vanbruggeni
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Discopsis costulatus
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Discopsis omalos
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Ponderinella xacriaba
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Pseudoliotia asteriscus
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Pseudoliotia pulchella
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Pseudoliotia reeviana
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Solariorbis antillensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Solariorbis funiculus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Solariorbis guianensis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Solariorbis petitii
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Solariorbis schumoi
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Solariorbis semipunctus
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Solariorbis truncatus
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Teinostoma abnorme
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Teinostoma altum
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Teinostoma avunculus
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Teinostoma ciskae
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Teinostoma floridense
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Teinostoma morlierei
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Teinostoma parvum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Teinostoma solidum
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Teinostoma tectispira
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Teinostoma umbilicatum
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Tornus calianus
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Tornus jullieni
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Tornus mienisi
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Tornus subcarinatus
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Torquarator bullocki
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitrinella anomala
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Max. Length 0.1 cm DL

 
Vitrinella calliglypta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL

 
Vitrinella carinifex
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitrinella cupidinensis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Vitrinella cyclostomoides
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitrinella hyalina
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitrinella pusilla
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL

 
Vitrinorbis elegans
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adeorbis elegans Indo-Pacific. 1850
Anticlimax decorata Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1997
Anticlimax proboscidea Western Atlantic 0.2 DL 1949
Canimarina crassilabris Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1946
Circulus orbignyi Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1857
Cochliolepis adamsii Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1857
Cochliolepis holmesi Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1889
Cochliolepis surinamensis Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1966
Cyclostremiscus baldridgei Western Atlantic. 1911
Cyclostremiscus beauii Beau's vitrinella Western Atlantic. 1.3 DL 1857
Cyclostremiscus caraboboensis Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1962
Cyclostremiscus cubanus Cuban vitrinella Western Atlantic 0.1 DL 1933
Cyclostremiscus dalli Western Central Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1897
Cyclostremiscus emeryi Pacific Ocean. 1966
Cyclostremiscus gordanus Pacific Ocean. 1951
Cyclostremiscus jeannae Western Atlantic 0.2 DL 1946
Cyclostremiscus lowei Western Atlantic 1938
Cyclostremiscus ornatus Western Atlantic 1958
Cyclostremiscus pentagonus Trilix vitrinella Western Central Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1873
Cyclostremiscus schrammii Western Central Atlantic 0.2 DL 1857
Cyclostremiscus spiceri Western Central Atlantic 1938
Cyclostremiscus spiritualis Western Central Atlantic 1938
Cyclostremiscus suppressus Suppressed vitrinella Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1889
Cyclostremiscus vanbruggeni Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1988
Discopsis costulatus Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Discopsis omalos Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1870
Ponderinella xacriaba Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 2009
Pseudoliotia asteriscus Eastern Central Pacific 1859
Pseudoliotia pulchella Indo-West Pacific 1860
Pseudoliotia reeviana Western Central Pacific 1843
Solariorbis antillensis Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1988
Solariorbis funiculus Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1892
Solariorbis guianensis Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1966
Solariorbis petitii Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1857
Solariorbis schumoi Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1913
Solariorbis semipunctus Western Central Atlantic 0.1 DL 1965
Solariorbis truncatus Western Atlantic. 1881
Teinostoma abnorme Eastern Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1890
Teinostoma altum Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1953
Teinostoma avunculus Western Central Atlantic 0.2 DL 1953
Teinostoma ciskae Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1995
Teinostoma floridense Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Teinostoma morlierei Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1872
Teinostoma parvum Western Atlantic. 1851
Teinostoma solidum Western Central Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1889
Teinostoma tectispira Western Central Atlantic 0.2 DL 1953
Teinostoma umbilicatum Western Central Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1843
Tornus calianus Western Central Atlantic. 1919
Tornus jullieni Mediterranean Sea. 1969
Tornus mienisi Mediterranean Sea. 1998
Tornus subcarinatus Mediterranean Sea. 1803
Torquarator bullocki North Eastern Pacific (Re 2005
Vitrinella anomala Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1842
Vitrinella calliglypta Western Atlantic. 0.1 DL 1949
Vitrinella carinifex Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Vitrinella cupidinensis Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1966
Vitrinella cyclostomoides Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1840
Vitrinella hyalina Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1850
Vitrinella pusilla Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1840
Vitrinorbis elegans Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1958



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