Species Identification: Find Species

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Agagus agagus		Western Indian Ocean		1894
Alcyna ocellata		Central Pacific		1860
Astele multigrana		Eastern Indian Ocean		1871
Astele pulcherrimus		Western Central Pacific	1.0 ShH	1914
Astele similaris		Eastern Indian Ocean		1863
Austrocochlea rudis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1826
Bathybembix bairdii		Eastern Indian Ocean		1889
Bathymargarites symplector		Pacific Ocean.		1989
Broderipia iridescens		Indo-Pacific.		1834
Broderipia rosea		Eastern Central Pacific		1834
Calliotrochus marmoreus		Central Pacific		1861
Callumbonella suturalis		Mediterranean Sea.		1836
Calthalotia mundula		Eastern Indian Ocean		1864
Camitia rotellina		Western Pacific		1849
Cantharidus bisbalteatus		Northwest Pacific		1901
Cantharidus burchorum		Southwest Pacific		1998
Cantharidus capillaceus		Southwest Pacific		1849
Cantharidus japonicus	Japanese jewel top	Western Pacific	1.8 ShH	1853
Cantharidus levis		Western Pacific		2021
Cantharidus marmoreus		Eastern Central Pacific		1868
Cantharidus nolfi		Western Central Pacific		2006
Cantharidus picturatus		Western Central Pacific	1.8 SHH	1851
Cantharidus purpureus	Small opal top shell	Southwest Pacific		1791
Cantharidus sendersi		Western Central Pacific		2006
Cantharidus urbanus		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1861
Chlorodiloma odontis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1828
Chlorostoma turbinata	Silver-mouthed monodont	Northwest Pacific		1852
Chrysostoma paradoxum	Paradox top	Western Pacific.	2.5 SHH	1780
Cidarina cidaris	Adam spiny margarite	Northeast Pacific	4 SHH	1864
Cittarium pica	West Indian top shell	Western Central Atlantic.	18 SHW	1758
Clanculus ater		Western Central Atlantic.		1901
Clanculus atropurpureus	Purple Clanculus	Indo-West Pacific.	2.5 SHH	1849
Clanculus atypicus		Southwest Pacific		1912
Clanculus bicarinatus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1880
Clanculus boyeti		Western Central Pacific		2006
Clanculus bronni		Western Pacific		1860
Clanculus brunneus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1853
Clanculus buijsei		Western Central Pacific		2006
Clanculus clanguloides	Secret Clanculus	Pacific Ocean.		1828
Clanculus cognatus		Western Central Pacific		1903
Clanculus corallinus		Mediterranean Sea.		1791
Clanculus cruciatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Clanculus denticulatus		Indo-West Pacific.	1.2 ShD	1827
Clanculus euchelioides		Eastern Indian Ocean		1893
Clanculus granti		Western Central Pacific		1907
Clanculus jussieui		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Clanculus margaritarius	Beautiful Clanculus	Western Pacific.		1846
Clanculus persica		Western Pacific		1964
Clanculus pharaonius	Strawberry topshell	Indo-Pacific.		1758
Clanculus richeri		Western Central Pacific.		2000
Clanculus scabrosus		Western Indian Ocean.		1850
Clanculus scotti		Western Central Pacific		2006
Clanculus simoni		Western Central Pacific		2006
Clanculus stigmatarius		Western Pacific.		1853
Clanculus tonnerrei		Western Indian Ocean.		1874
Clelandella miliaris		Northeast Atlantic and Me		1814
Clelandella myriamae		Mediterranean Sea.		2005
Coelotrochus chathamensis		Southwest Pacific		1873
Crossea bellula		Western Pacific		1865
Danilia angulosa		Western Central Pacific		2005
Danilia eucheliformis		Central Pacific		1940
Danilia tinei		Mediterranean Sea.		1839
Dentistyla asperrima	Rough topsnail	Western Central Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1881
Enida japonica		Western Pacific		1860
Ethalia carneolata		Western Indian Ocean.		1897
Ethalia catharinae		Western Central Pacific		2006
Ethalia guamensis		Western Pacific.		1834
Ethaliella pulchella		Western Central Pacific		1855
Ethminolia degregorii		Western Indian Ocean.		1888
Ethminolia iridifulgens		Western Indian Ocean		1910
Ethminolia nektonica		Western Pacific		1961
Ethminolia stearnsii		Western Pacific	1.0 SHD	1895
Eurytrochus danieli		Western Pacific		1862
Gaza cubana		Western Central Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1940
Gaza fischeri		Western Atlantic.	3 DL	1889
Gaza sericata		Western Pacific		1959
Gaza superba	Superb gaza	Western Central Atlantic.	4 DL	1881
Gaza watsoni		Western Atlantic		1881
Gibbula adansonii		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Gibbula adriatica		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Gibbula affinis		Western Central Pacific		1872
Gibbula albida		Mediterranean Sea.		1791
Gibbula ardens		Mediterranean Sea.		1793
Gibbula cineraria	Grey topshell	Northeast Atlantic and th	1.8 SHL	1758
Gibbula divaricata	Divaricate gibbula	Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Gibbula drepanensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1873
Gibbula eikoae		Western Central Pacific		2006
Gibbula fanulum	Gmelin's top shell	Mediterranean Sea.		1791
Gibbula guttadauri		Mediterranean Sea.		1836
Gibbula houarti		Western Central Pacific		2006
Gibbula leucophaea		Mediterranean Sea.		1836
Gibbula magus	Magus gibbula	Mediterranean		1758
Gibbula nivosa		Mediterranean Sea.		1851
Gibbula pennanti		Northeast Atlantic and th
Gibbula philberti		Mediterranean Sea.		1843
Gibbula racketti		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Gibbula rarilineata		Mediterranean Sea.		1829
Gibbula spratti		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Gibbula stoliczkana		Western Central Pacific	1.2 ShH	1865
Gibbula tantilla		Mediterranean Sea.		1890
Gibbula tingitana		Mediterranean Sea.		1901
Gibbula tumida		Northeast Atlantic and th		1803
Gibbula turbinoides		Mediterranean Sea.		1835
Gibbula umbilicalis	Flat topshell	Mediterranean Sea		1778
Gibbula umbilicaris		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Gibbula vanwalleghemi		Western Central Pacific		2006
Gibbula varia		Mediterranean Sea.		1758
Gibbula vimontiae		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Halistylus columna		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1890
Halistylus pupoides		Western Atlantic.		1864
Halistylus pupoideus	Pupa halistyle	East Pacific.		1864
Haminoea glabra		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	1850
Helicrenion reticulatum		Western Central Pacific.		1993
Infundibulum calcaratum		Western Pacific		1874
Isanda hemprichi		Mediterranean Sea.		1869
Jujubinus baudoni		Mediterranean Sea.		1891
Jujubinus catenatus		Mediterranean Sea.		2006
Jujubinus curinii		Mediterranean Sea.		2006
Jujubinus dispar		Mediterranean Sea.		1982
Jujubinus escondidus		Western Central Pacific		2006
Jujubinus exasperatus	Exasperating jujubine	Northeast Atlantic and Me		1777
Jujubinus geographicus		Western Central Pacific		2006
Jujubinus gilberti		Western Central Pacific		1878
Jujubinus gravinae		Mediterranean Sea.		1881
Jujubinus guphili		Western Central Pacific		2006
Jujubinus hubrechti		Western Central Pacific		2006
Jujubinus infuscatus		Western Central Pacific		1861
Jujubinus karpathoensis		Mediterranean Sea.		1973
Jujubinus montagui		Mediterranean Sea.		1828
Jujubinus polychromus		Western Central Pacific		1853
Jujubinus ruscurianus		Mediterranean Sea.		1868
Jujubinus striatus		Mediterranean		1758
Jujubinus tumidulus		Mediterranean Sea.		1846
Jujubinus unidentatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Lamellitrochus carinatus	Keeled solarelle	Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL	1991
Lamellitrochus inceratus	Waxy solarelle	Western Central Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1991
Lamellitrochus lamellosus	Lamellose solarelle	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.4 DL	1880
Lirularia acuticostata	Sharp-rib lirularia	East Pacific.		1864
Lirularia bicostata	Two-rib margarite	East Pacific.		1964
Lirularia discors	Incongruous lirularia	East Pacific.		1984
Lirularia lirulata	Lirulate margarite	Eastern Pacific		1864
Lirularia optabilis	Choice margarite	East Pacific.		1864
Lirularia parcipicta	Few-spot lirularia	East Pacific.		1864
Lirularia succincta	Girdled lirularia	Eastern Pacific		1864
Lischkeia cidaris		Eastern Pacific		1864
Lischkeia imperialis		Western Central Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1881
Lischkeia ottoi		Western Central Atlantic.		1844
Lischkeia undosa		Western Pacific		1956
Margarella achilles		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1908
Margarella antarctica		Western Atlantic and East	1.3 DL	1905
Margarella expansa		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1838
Margarella jason		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1951
Margarella pruinosa		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.4 DL	1885
Margarella refulgens		Antarctic Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1907
Margarella steineni		Western Atlantic.	2.0 DL	1905
Margarella subantarctica		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL	1908
Margarella tropidophoroides		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1908
Margarella violacea	Smooth pink snail	Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.3 DL	1832
Margarella wacei		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1918
Margarella whiteana		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	2002
Margarites albolineatus		Western Atlantic.		1899
Margarites althorpensis		Western Atlantic.		1919
Margarites argentatus		Arctic, Northern Pacific	0.3 DL	1841
Margarites beringensis		Northeast Pacific and Atl	1 NG	1899
Margarites costalis	Boreal rosy margarite	Eastern Pacific, Northern	2.5 TL	1841
Margarites crebrilirulata		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1907
Margarites ecarinatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1919
Margarites euspirus		Western Atlantic		1881
Margarites frigidus	Polar margarite	Arctic Ocean and Northwes		1919
Margarites giganteus	Giant margarite	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1878
Margarites groenlandicus	Greenland margarite	Arctic and Northern Atlan	2.5 DL	1791
Margarites healyi		Arctic		1919
Margarites helicinus	Spiral margarite	Northeast Pacific, Northe	1.1 DL	1774
Margarites hickmanae		Northeast Pacific, Northe		1984
Margarites keepi		Northeast Pacific, Northe		1948
Margarites manusensis		Western Central Pacific		2017
Margarites multilineatus	Many-line margarite	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.3 DL	1843
Margarites ochotensis		Western Atlantic Ocean.		1846
Margarites olivaceus	Olive margarite	Eastern Pacific, Northern	1.1 DL	1827
Margarites pribiloffensis		Arctic and Northeast Paci		1919
Margarites pupillus	Little margarite	Northeast Pacific	1.7 NG	1849
Margarites rhodia		Canada		1921
Margarites rudis		Canada		1919
Margarites ryukyuensis		Northwest Pacific		2000
Margarites salmoneus	Salmon margarite	East Pacific.		1864
Margarites scintillans		Western Central Atlantic	0.5 OT	1879
Margarites simbla	Beehive margarite	East Pacific.		1913
Margarites smithi		East Pacific.		1927
Margarites sordidus		Arctic and Western Atlant		1846
Margarites striatus		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1819
Margarites succinctus		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1864
Margarites umbilicalis		Arctic and Northwest Atla		1829
Margarites vahlii	Vahl margarite	Arctic, Northern Pacific	0.5 DL	1842
Margarites vorticifer	Vortex margarite	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1873
Microgaza rotella	Dwarf gaza	Western Atlantic	0.7 DL	1881
Microtis tuberculata		Western Central Pacific		1850
Minolia chinensis		Northwest Pacific		1858
Mirachelus clinocnemus	Stooped mirachelus	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL	1979
Mirachelus corbis	Basket mirachelus	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL	1889
Monilea belcheri		Western Pacific.		1849
Monilea callifera	Beauty gibbula	Western Pacific	3.5 SHH	1822
Monilea chiliarches		Western Indian Ocean		1910
Monilea incerta		Western Pacific		1912
Monilea lentiginosa		Eastern Indian Ocean		1853
Monilea nucleus		Western Central Pacific		1849
Monilea philippiana		Western Central Pacific		1871
Monodonta australis		Northwest Pacific		1822
Monodonta canalifera	Canal monodont	Western Pacific.		1816
Monodonta labio	Labio monodont	Indo-West Pacific	4 SHL	1758
Monodonta nebulosa	Top shell	Western Indian Ocean.		1775
Monodonta vermiculata		Western Indian Ocean		1874
Norrisia norrisi	Norrissnail	Eastern Central Pacific	5.5 SHD	1838
Notogibbula preissiana		Eastern Indian Ocean		1849
Odontotrochus suni		Eastern Indian Ocean		2022
Osilinus lineatus	Toothed winkle	Mediterranean Sea.		1778
Osilinus mutabilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1846
Osilinus richardi		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Osilinus turbinatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1778
Pagodatrochus variabilis		Western Indian Ocean.		1873
Phorcus articulatus	Articulate monodont	Mediterranean Sea.		1822
Phorcus mutabilis		Mediterranean Sea.		1846
Planitrochus disculus		Western Atlantic		1889
Priotrochus aniesae		Western Indian Ocean		1992
Priotrochus kotschyi		Western Indian Ocean.		1849
Priotrochus obscurus		Western Indian Ocean.		1828
Pseudominolia biangulosa		Northwest Pacific		1855
Pseudominolia callifera		Western Central Pacific		1822
Pseudominolia climacota		Western Indian Ocean		1897
Pseudominolia gradata		Western Indian Ocean.		1895
Pseudominolia musiva		Western Central Pacific		1861
Pseudominolia nedyma		Western Indian Ocean. In		1897
Pseudominolia tramieri		Western Central Pacific		2006
Pseudostomatella coccinea		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1850
Pseudostomatella cycloradiata		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1959
Pseudostomatella decolorata		Western Pacific		1848
Pseudostomatella erythrocoma	False stomatella	Western Central Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1889
Pseudostomatella martini		Western Central Pacific		2006
Pseudostomatella papyracea	Papery stomatella	Western Pacific	3 SHH	1791
Rossiteria nucleus		Western Central Pacific		1849
Rossiteria pseudonucleolus		Western Central Pacific		2006
Roya eximia		Western Central Pacific		1869
Rubritrochus andamanensis		Eastern Indian Ocean		2018
Rubritrochus declivis		Western Indian Ocean.		1775
Rubritrochus ellenae		Western Indian Ocean		2018
Rubritrochus lagerweijae		Eastern Indian Ocean		2018
Rubritrochus moolenbeeki		Western Indian Ocean.		2018
Rubritrochus pulcherrimus		Western Indian Ocean.		1855
Rubritrochus simoni		Eastern Indian Ocean		2018
Sericominolia stearnsii		Western Central Pacific		1895
Sericominolia vernicosa		Central Pacific		1861

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Family: Trochidae Top shells(See list of species below)

Family: Trochidae Top shells

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