Muricidae
Paciocinebrina circumtexta (Stearns, 1871)
Paciocinebrina circumtexta (Stearns, 1871)
Paciocinebrina circumtexta is a murex family species of marine sea snail.
Paciocinebrina foveolata (Hinds, 1844)
Paciocinebrina foveolata (Hinds, 1844)
Paciocinebrina foveolata is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the murex snail family Muricidae.
Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)
Paciocinebrina lurida (Middendorff, 1848)
Paciocinebrina lurida is a murex family marine sea snail found from central Alaska to northern Mexico, growing up to 4 cm long.
Paciocinebrina interfossa (P.P.Carpenter, 1864)
Paciocinebrina interfossa (P.P.Carpenter, 1864)
Paciocinebrina interfossa is a species of marine murex sea snail in the family Muricidae.
Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas concholepas (Bruguière, 1789)
Concholepas concholepas, the Chilean abalone, is a predatory South American marine mollusc with culinary and scientific uses.
Thais ambustulata Hedley, 1912
Thais ambustulata Hedley, 1912
Thais ambustulata is a species of marine gastropod mollusk sea snail in the family Muricidae.
Plicopurpura columellaris (Lamarck, 1816)
Plicopurpura columellaris (Lamarck, 1816)
Plicopurpura columellaris is a protected muricid sea snail from Central America, traditionally used to make purple dye by indigenous Mixtec people.
Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plicopurpura patula (Linnaeus, 1758)
Plicopurpura patula, the widemouth rockshell, is a Western Atlantic tropical murex sea snail found occasionally in the Northeast Atlantic.
Drupa morum Röding, 1798
Drupa morum Röding, 1798
Drupa morum Röding, 1798 is a marine gastropod found in rocky Indo-Pacific tropical and subtropical shores, with a characteristic thick noduled white shell.
Acanthais brevidentata (W.Wood, 1828)
Acanthais brevidentata (W.Wood, 1828)
Acanthais brevidentata is a species of marine murex sea snail belonging to the gastropod mollusk family Muricidae.
Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798)
Mancinella alouina (Röding, 1798)
Mancinella alouina is a marine species with shells 30–61 mm wide, found in the Indian Ocean and Indo-West Pacific.
Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822
Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822
Purpura bufo Lamarck, 1822 is a tropical Indian Ocean species whose adult shells reach over 60 mm.
Stramonita canaliculata (Gray, 1839)
Stramonita canaliculata (Gray, 1839)
Stramonita canaliculata is a species of marine murex/rock sea snail in the gastropod family Muricidae.
Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
Stramonita haemastoma (Linnaeus, 1767)
Stramonita haemastoma, the red-mouthed rock shell, is a marine mollusc historically harvested to produce the luxury dye Tyrian purple.
Stramonita rustica (Lamarck, 1822)
Stramonita rustica (Lamarck, 1822)
Stramonita rustica is a species of murex or rock sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Muricidae.
Stramonita biserialis (Blainville, 1832)
Stramonita biserialis (Blainville, 1832)
Stramonita biserialis is a small intertidal snail with distinct morphological adaptations to upper and lower intertidal zones, ranging from the Gulf of California to northern Chile.
Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont & D.Reid, 2011
Stramonita brasiliensis Claremont & D.Reid, 2011
Stramonita brasiliensis is a species that grows to 65 mm, found from French Guiana to Bahia, Brazil.
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
Dicathais orbita (Gmelin, 1791)
Dicathais orbita, the white rock shell, is a varied-sculpture marine snail found around Australia and nearby Pacific islands.
Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832)
Agnewia tritoniformis (Blainville, 1832)
Agnewia tritoniformis is a species of marine murex sea snail found in Tasmania and South Australia.
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
Rapana venosa (Valenciennes, 1846)
Rapana venosa, the veined rapa whelk, is a predatory marine gastropod that has spread globally as an invasive species.
Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)
Vasula speciosa (Valenciennes, 1832)
Vasula speciosa is a species with a distinctively patterned shell found in the eastern Pacific Ocean from Baja California to Peru.
Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)
Vasula deltoidea (Lamarck, 1822)
Vasula deltoidea is a shallow-water marine snail found in the western Atlantic, with distinctively banded shells reaching 37 mm long.
Vasula melones (Duclos, 1832)
Vasula melones (Duclos, 1832)
Vasula melones is a marine species of sea snail found off the Pacific coasts of Central and South America.
Menathais tuberosa (Röding, 1798)
Menathais tuberosa (Röding, 1798)
Menathais tuberosa is a sea snail species with adult shells 17–50 mm, found in the Indian and Pacific Oceans.
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