Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Aeneator fontainei		Southeast Pacific	6 SHH	1839
Aeneator recens		Southwest Pacific		1951
Aleutijapelion aleuticus		Northeast Pacific	7.9 NG	1895
Aleutijapelion mirandus		Northeast Pacific	9.8 NG	2023
Americominella duartei		Western Atlantic.	9.1 DL	1972
Ancistrolepis beringianus		Western Atlantic.		1919
Ancistrolepis eucosmius	Corded whelk	East Pacific.		1891
Ancistrolepis magna		Arctic		1895
Anna florida		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	2008
Anomacme smithi		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.7 DL	1905
Anomalisipho verkruezeni		Arctic, Northeast Pacific		1876
Antarctodomus okutanii		Western Atlantic and Indi		1996
Antarctodomus powelli		Western Atlantic and Indi		1995
Antarctodomus thielei		Antarctic Indian Ocean	5.5 DL	1958
Antillophos armillatus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos bahamasensis		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	2002
Antillophos bayeri		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1987
Antillophos beauii		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL	1857
Antillophos borneensis		Western Central Pacific		1859
Antillophos candeanus	Beaded phos	Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1842
Antillophos chazaliei		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1900
Antillophos dedonderi		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos deprinsi		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos durianoides		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos elegans		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1866
Antillophos elegantissimus		Western Central Pacific		1965
Antillophos hastilis		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos idyllium		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos intactus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos laevis		Western Central Pacific		1961
Antillophos lucubratonis		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos makiyamai		Western Central Pacific		1961
Antillophos miculus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos monsecourorum		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos nigroliratus		Western Central Pacific		1961
Antillophos nitens		Western Central Pacific		1901
Antillophos opimus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos oxyglyptus		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1901
Antillophos scitamentus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos smithi		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL	1886
Antillophos tsokobuntodis		Western Central Pacific		2005
Antillophos varicosus		Central Pacific		1849
Antillophos virginiae		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1942
Antistreptus magellanicus		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.5 DL	1902
Antistreptus rolani		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.4 DL	1986
Aulacofusus brevicauda	Thick-ribbed whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1832
Bailya intricata	Intricate phos	Western Atlantic.	1.8 NG	1884
Bailya parva	West Indian baily shell	Western Atlantic	2 DL	1850
Bailya weberi	Banded phos	Western Atlantic.	2 NG	1983
Bartschia agassizi		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL	1941
Bartschia canetae		Western Atlantic.	6.8 DL	1944
Bartschia frumari		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL	2008
Bartschia fusiformis		Western Atlantic.		1941
Bathybuccinum clarki		Western Atlantic.		1998
Bathydomus obtecta		Western Atlantic and Indo	4.4 DL	1912
Bayerius inflatus		Northwest Pacific		2020
Bayerius nekrasovorum		Northwest Pacific		2020
Belomitra chasmata		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1927
Belomitra christina		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1927
Belomitra pourtalesii		Western Central Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1881
Belomitra problematica		Indian Ocean.		1925
Belomitra quadruplex		Atlantic Ocean.		1882
Beringius behringi	Behring's whelk	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1848
Beringius crebricostatus	Thick-cord whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1877
Beringius eyerdami		Northeast Pacific		1959
Beringius frielei		Northeast Pacific		1895
Beringius indentatus		Northeast Pacific		1919
Beringius kennicottii	Rotund whelk	East Pacific.		1871
Beringius stimpsoni	Stimpson's whelk	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1860
Beringius turtoni		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar	10 DL	1834
Beringius undatus		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1919
Boreancistrolepis excelsus		Northern Pacific	7.4 NG	2023
Buccinum abyssorum	Shingled whelk	Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1884
Buccinum aleuticum	Aleut whelk	East Pacific.		1895
Buccinum amaliae		East Pacific.		1878
Buccinum angulosum	Angular whelk	Northeast Pacific, Atlant		1839
Buccinum aniwanum		Northeast Pacific, Atlant
Buccinum baerii		Northeast Pacific, Atlant		1848
Buccinum bayani	Kaga whelk	Northwest Pacific		1883
Buccinum belcheri		Arctic and Atlantic Ocean	5.6 DL	1855
Buccinum beringense		Arctic and Atlantic Ocean		1980
Buccinum bizikovi		Northwest Pacific.		2022
Buccinum bulimuloideum		Northwest Pacific.		1907
Buccinum chartium		Northwest Pacific.		1919
Buccinum chinoi		Northwest Pacific		2022
Buccinum chishimanum		Northwest Pacific		1904
Buccinum ciliatum		Arctic, Northern Pacific	3.2 DL	1780
Buccinum cnismatum		Arctic, Northern Pacific		1907
Buccinum cyaneum	Bluish whelk	Northwest Pacific, Atlant	5.8 DL	1792
Buccinum diplodetum		Northwest Pacific, Atlant		1907
Buccinum eugrammatum	Lirate whelk	Northern Pacific		1907
Buccinum finmarkianum		Arctic and Northern Atlan	8 DL	1875
Buccinum fragile		Atlantic Ocean and the Ar		1878
Buccinum fringillum	Finch whelk	Eastern Pacific. Tempera		1877
Buccinum frustulatum		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1980
Buccinum gadusense		Western Atlantic.		2021
Buccinum glaciale	Glacial whelk	Northeast Pacific, Northe	8 DL	1761
Buccinum golikovi		Northwest Atlantic and th		2022
Buccinum gouldii		Northwest Atlantic and th		1882
Buccinum gulbini		Northern Pacific		2022
Buccinum hasegawai		Northwest Pacific		2022
Buccinum humphreysianum	Humphrey's buccinum	Northeast Atlantic and Me	5.5 TL	1824
Buccinum hydrophanum		Arctic and Northern Atlan	7 DL	1846
Buccinum inexhaustum		Arctic and Northern Atlan		1878
Buccinum isaotakii	Isaotaki buccinum	Northwest Pacific		1962
Buccinum kadiakense	Kodiak whelk	To be filled.		1907
Buccinum kjennerudae		Atlantic Ocean.	1.1 DL	1985
Buccinum kushiroense		Northwest Pacific	8 SHH	1976
Buccinum macleani		Northwest Pacific		2019
Buccinum maltzani		Atlantic and the Arctic.		1886
Buccinum micropoma	Berry whelk	Arctic and Northern Atlan	3.4 DL	1944
Buccinum midori		Arctic and Northern Atlan
Buccinum moerchi		Arctic and Northern Atlan		1877
Buccinum moerchianum		Pacific Ocean.		1858
Buccinum nivale		Northern Atlantic and the	2.6 DL	1882
Buccinum obsoletum		Northern Atlantic and the		1980
Buccinum ochotense	Okhotsk whelk	East Pacific.		1848
Buccinum oedematum	Swollen whelk	Gulf of Alaska.		1907
Buccinum opisoplectum		Northwest Pacific	8.5 SHH	1907
Buccinum orotundum		Northwest Pacific		1907
Buccinum pemphigus		Northwest Pacific		1907
Buccinum percrassum	Crude whelk	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1883
Buccinum physematum		Arctic and Northeast Paci		1919
Buccinum picturatum	Painted whelk	East Pacific.		1877
Buccinum planeticum	Wandering whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Buccinum plectrum	Sinuous whelk	Northeast Pacific and the	6 NG	1865
Buccinum polare	Polar whelk	Northern Atlantic and the	6.7 DL	1839
Buccinum rondinum		Northern Atlantic and the		1919
Buccinum rossellinum		Northern Atlantic and the		1919
Buccinum rossicum		Northern Pacific	7.5 SHH	1907
Buccinum sandersoni		Northern Pacific		1882
Buccinum scalariforme	Ladder whelk	Eastern Pacific, Northern	8.4 DL	1842
Buccinum sericatum	Silky whelk	Northern Atlantic	4.5 DL	1846
Buccinum sigmatopleura		Northern Atlantic		1907
Buccinum simulatum		Northern Atlantic		1907
Buccinum solenum	Solen whelk	Northeast Pacific and the		1919
Buccinum striatissimum	Finely-striate buccinum	Northwest Pacific	12 SHH	1899
Buccinum strigillatum		Northwest Pacific		1891
Buccinum taphrium		Northwest Pacific
Buccinum tenebrosum		Northwest Pacific		1846
Buccinum tenellum	Pleated whelk	Arctic and Northeast Paci		1883
Buccinum thermophilum		Northeast Pacific		2002
Buccinum totteni	Thin whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1865
Buccinum tsubai		Western Atlantic Ocean.
Buccinum tumidulum		Atlantic Ocean.		1878
Buccinum undatum	Waved whelk	Arctic, Northern Atlantic	10.2 SHL	1758
Buccinum viridum	Turban whelk	To be filled.		1889
Buccipagoda achilles		To be filled.		2019
Buccipagoda ponderi		To be filled.		2019
Cantharus cancellarius	Cancellate Cantharus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1846
Cantharus cecillei		Northwest Pacific		1848
Cantharus egregius		Western Central Pacific		1844
Cantharus erythrostoma		Eastern Indian Ocean		1846
Cantharus iostomus		Pacific Ocean.	3 TL	1834
Cantharus leucotaeniatus		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1985
Cantharus massena		Eastern Atlantic.	1 DL	1826
Cantharus melanostomus		Western Central Pacific	8 ShH	1825
Cantharus multangulus	Ribbed Cantharus	Western Central Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1848
Cantharus pulcher		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1846
Cantharus spiralis		Western Indian Ocean		1839
Cantharus wagneri	Wagner's goblet	Indo-West Pacific.	3 ShH	1839
Cantharus wrightae	Wright's Cantharus	Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1974
Cavineptunea monstrosa		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL	1951
Chauvetia affinis		Mediterranean Sea.		1889
Chauvetia brunnea		Mediterranean Sea.		1804
Chauvetia candidissima		Mediterranean Sea.		1836
Chauvetia decorata		Mediterranean Sea.		1889
Chauvetia giunchiorum		Mediterranean Sea.		1999
Chauvetia helenae		Eastern Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1890
Chauvetia lefebvrii		Mediterranean Sea.		1840
Chauvetia lineolata		Mediterranean Sea.		1868
Chauvetia mamillata		Mediterranean Sea.		1826
Chauvetia procerula		Mediterranean Sea.		1889
Chauvetia recondita		Mediterranean Sea.		1873
Chauvetia ventrosa		Mediterranean Sea.		1976
Chlanidota anomala		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	2008
Chlanidota chordata		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL	1908
Chlanidota densesculpta		Western Atlantic, Antarct	4.0 DL	1885
Chlanidota invenusta		Western Atlantic.	4.0 DL	1999
Chlanidota palliata		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1908
Chlanidota paucispiralis		Atlantic Antarctic.	4.0 DL	1951
Chlanidota signeyana		Antarctic Pacific and Ant	4.3 DL	1951
Chlanidotella modesta		Antarctic Atlantic	1.3 DL	1885
Chlanificula thielei		Western Atlantic, Antarct	4 DL	1958
Clinopegma magnum	Helmet whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1895
Colubraria albometulaformis		Western Central Pacific		2007
Colubraria brinkae		Western Central Pacific		1992
Colubraria castanea		Western Central Pacific		1952
Colubraria ceylonensis		Western Central Pacific		1833
Colubraria clathrata		Eastern Central Pacific	2.7 DL	1833
Colubraria cumingi		Western Central Pacific		1861
Colubraria fantomei		Western Central Pacific		1961
Colubraria monroei		Western Central Pacific	0.7 DL	1962
Colubraria muricata	Maculated dwarf triton	Indo-Pacific.	10 ShH	1786
Colubraria nitidula		Central Pacific.		1833
Colubraria obscura		Eastern Central Pacific	4.9 SHL	1844
Colubraria souverbii		Western Central Pacific		1844
Colubraria suduirauti		Western Central Pacific		1999
Colubraria swifti		Western Central Pacific		1881
Colubraria tenera		Western Central Pacific		1839
Colubraria testacea	Obscure dwarf triton	Western Atlantic.	4.0 DL	1852
Colubraria tortuosa	Twisted dwarf triton	Western Central Pacific		1844
Colus acosmius		Western Central Pacific		1891
Colus adonis		Western Central Pacific		1919
Colus altus		Northeast Atlantic		1848
Colus aphelus	Oblique whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1890
Colus aurantius	Broad-cord whelk	East Pacific.		1907
Colus barbarinus	Santa Barbara whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Colus bristolensis		East Pacific.		1919
Colus brunneus	Brown whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1877
Colus caelatus		Eastern Pacific and the A		1880
Colus calathus		Eastern Pacific and the A		1919
Colus callorhinus	Strombiform whelk	East Pacific.		1877
Colus capponius		East Pacific.		1919
Colus clementinus		East Pacific.		1919
Colus errones	Wayward whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Colus esychus	Esychus colus	Arctic and Northwest Paci		1907
Colus georgianus		Arctic and Northwest Paci		1921
Colus glyptus		Arctic and Northwest Paci		1882
Colus gracilis		Northeast Atlantic and th		1778
Colus griseus	Gray whelk	East Pacific.		1890
Colus halibrectus		East Pacific.		1891
Colus halidonus		East Pacific.		1919
Colus halimeris		East Pacific.		1919
Colus herendeenii	Thin-ribbed whelk	East Pacific.		1902
Colus holboelli		Northeast Atlantic and th		1842
Colus holboellii		Atlantic Ocean.	7 DL	1842
Colus holbolli		Atlantic Ocean.	7 DL	1842
Colus hunkinsi		Atlantic Ocean.		1962
Colus incisus		Atlantic Ocean.		1919
Colus islandicus	Iceland whelk	Arctic and Atlantic Ocean	12 DL	1786
Colus jeffreysianus		Northeast Atlantic and th		1868
Colus jordani		Northeast Atlantic and th		1913
Colus latericeus		Northeast Atlantic and th	2.5 DL	1842
Colus martensi	Marten's whelk	Arctic, Pacific Ocean and	1.0 DL	1885
Colus nobilis		Arctic, Pacific Ocean and		1919
Colus obesus	Plump whelk	To be filled.		1884
Colus oceanodromae	Seahorse whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Colus ombronius	Shady whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1919
Colus parvus		Eastern Pacific and the A		1980
Colus periscelidus	Garter whelk	East Pacific.		1891
Colus perminutus		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1927
Colus pubescens	Hairy whelk	Arctic and Western Atlant	8 DL	1882
Colus pulcius		Arctic and Western Atlant		1919
Colus pygmaeus	Pygmy whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean.	2 DL	1841
Colus rushii		Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.1 DL	1889
Colus sabini		Northeast Atlantic and th		1824
Colus sapius		Northeast Atlantic and th		1919
Colus severinus		Northeast Atlantic and th		1919
Colus stejnegeri		Northeast Atlantic and th		1884
Colus stimpsoni	Stimpson's Colus	Northern Atlantic and the	13 DL	1867
Colus syrtensis		Western Atlantic.		1867
Colus tahwitanus		Western Atlantic.		1918
Colus terraenovae	Ventricose whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean.	5.8 DL	1985
Colus timetus		Western Atlantic Ocean.		1919
Colus trombinus		Western Atlantic Ocean.		1919
Colus trophius		Western Atlantic Ocean.		1919
Colus turgidulus		Northeast Atlantic and th	5.6 DL	1877
Colus ventricosus		Northeast Atlantic and th		1839
Colus virens	Green whelk	East Pacific.		1877
Colus virgulus		East Pacific.		2020
Crenatosipho beaglensis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	2002
Drepanodontus tatyanae		Western Atlantic.	5.6 DL	2004
Engina albocincta		Eastern Central Pacific		1860
Engina alveolata	Handsome Engina	Western Central Pacific	2 ShH	1836
Engina armillata		Western Pacific		1846
Engina bonasia		Western Central Pacific		1880
Engina concinna		Western Central Pacific	1.7 ShH	1846
Engina contracta		Western Central Pacific		1846
Engina corinnae		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1971
Engina cumingiana		Eastern Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1895
Engina curtisiana		Western Central Pacific		1884
Engina demanorum		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1988
Engina egregia		Western Central Pacific	2 ShH	1844
Engina farinosa		Central Pacific		1869
Engina fuscolineata		Eastern Central Pacific		1913
Engina fusiformis		Western Central Pacific		1865
Engina histrio		Western Central Pacific		1846
Engina incarnata		Indo-West Pacific		1834
Engina janowskyi		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	2005
Engina lanceolata		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH	1959
Engina lineata		Indo-Pacific.		1846
Engina mactanensis		Central Pacific		1985
Engina mendicaria	Bumble bee snail	Indo-West Pacific	2.2 ShH	1758
Engina menkeana		Western Central Pacific		1860
Engina milleri		Western Central Atlantic	1.0 DL	1959
Engina obliquicostata		Western Central Pacific	1.5 ShH	1846
Engina phasinola		Western Central Pacific		1840
Engina rosacea		Eastern Central Pacific		1913
Engina siderea		Indo-Pacific.		1846
Engina spica		Indo-West Pacific.		1895
Engina strongi		Indo-West Pacific.		1932
Engina turbinella	White-spot Engina	Atlantic Ocean.	1.5 DL	1835
Engina zonalis	Banded Engina	Western Central Pacific		1822
Enginella leucozona		Mediterranean Sea.		1843
Engoniophos notatus		Mediterranean Sea.		1859
Engoniophos unicinctus		Western Atlantic	2.2 DL	1825
Enigmaticolus inflatus		Western Atlantic		2020
Enigmaticolus marshalli		Southwest Pacific		2016
Enzinopsis astricta		Western Central Pacific		1846
Eosipho atlanticus		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	2005
Eosipho poppei		Western Central Pacific		2001
Euthria cornea	Striated buccinum	Mediterranean Sea.	6.5 TL	1758
Euthria erythraea		Mediterranean Sea.		2020
Euthria fiadeiroi		Mediterranean Sea.		2020
Euthria solifer		Western Central Pacific.		2003
Euthria walleri		Western Central Pacific		1976
Falsimohnia albozonata		Antarctic, Western Atlant		1882
Falsimohnia anderssoni		Antarctic Atlantic		1908
Falsimohnia fulvicans		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1908
Falsitromina bella		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.7 DL	1951
Falsitromina fenestrata		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.6 DL	1951
Falsitromina powelli		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.7 DL	1990
Falsitromina tricarinata		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1951
Gemophos auritulus		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1807
Gemophos filistriatus		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	2006
Gemophos tinctus		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1846
Germonea rachelae		Western Atlantic.		2004
Glypteuthria meridionalis		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.9 DL	1881
Godfreyena luculenta		Indian Ocean.		1864
Habevolutopsius attenuatus	Elongate whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A		1874
Habevolutopsius hirasei		Eastern Pacific and the A		1907
Hindsia suturalis		Northwest Pacific		1855
Kanamarua hyatinthus		Western Central Pacific		1973
Kelletia kelletii	Kellet's whelk	Eastern Central Pacific	17.5 SHL	1850
Kryptos koehleri		Mediterranean Sea.		1896
Kryptos tholoides		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1882
Latisipho hallii	Shrew whelk	Northern Pacific		1873
Latisipho hypolispus		Arctic and Northern Pacif		1891
Liomesus nassula	Basket whelk	East Pacific.		1901
Liomesus ooides	Egg whelk	Eastern Pacific		1848
Liomesus stimpsoni		Western Atlantic.	5.2 DL	1889
Lirabuccinum dirum	Dire whelk	Eastern Pacific	5 SHH	1846
Lusitromina traverseensis		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1961
Lussivolutopsius filosus	Threaded whelk	Eastern Pacific		1919
Macron wrighti		Eastern Pacific		1866
Manaria burkeae		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL	2008
Manaria chinoi		Western Central Pacific		2006
Meteuthria multituberculata		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.5 DL	1987
Metula frausseni		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1995
Metula gigliottii		Western Atlantic.	3.8 DL	2005
Metula guppyi		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1972
Metula inflata		Western Central Pacific		1984
Metula inflatus		Indo-West Pacific.		1984
Metula lintea		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL	1882
Metula metulina		Western Central Pacific		1971
Metula minor		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1972
Metula mitrella		Western Central Pacific		1849
Metula significans		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1943
Mohnia abyssorum		Atlantic Ocean.		1883
Mohnia blakei		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1885
Mohnia carolinensis		Western Atlantic.	15 DL	1884
Mohnia corbis		Arctic		1913
Mohnia exquisita		Arctic		1913
Mohnia freilei		Canada		1891
Mohnia krampi		Western Atlantic.		1951
Mohnia mohni		Arctic		1879
Mohnia parva		Northeast Atlantic	1.3 DL	1882
Mohnia robusta		Northeast Atlantic		1913
Mohnia simplex		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1884
Mohnia vernalis		Western Atlantic.		1913
Monostiolum atlanticum		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1970
Monostiolum auratum		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1989
Monostiolum harryleei		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	2006
Monostiolum rosewateri		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1989
Monostiolum tesselatum		Western Atlantic.		1844
Monostiolum tessellatum		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1844
Muffinbuccinum catherinae		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL	2004
Muricantharus harasewychi		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1987
Nassaria amboynensis		Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShH	1881
Nassaria callomoni		Western Central Pacific		2008
Nassaria exquisita		Western Central Pacific		2007
Nassaria fusiformis		Western Atlantic and West	4.5 ShH	1859
Nassaria gracilis		Western Atlantic and West		1902
Nassaria gyroscopoides		Western Central Pacific		2007
Nassaria miriamae		Western Central Pacific		1967
Nassaria perlata		Western Central Pacific		2004
Nassaria pusilla		Western Central Pacific	2.5 ShH	1798
Nassaria recurva		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH	1859
Nassaria spinigera		Western Pacific		1965
Nassaria thalassomeli		Western Central Pacific		2007
Nassaria thesaura		Western Central Pacific		2007
Neoberingius frielei		Western Central Pacific		1895
Neobuccinum eatoni		Antarctic.	8 DL	1875
Neptunea amianta		Antarctic.		1890
Neptunea antiqua	Red whelk	Northeast Atlantic		1758
Neptunea arthritica	Neptune whelk	Northwest Pacific	9.4 TL	1857
Neptunea beringiana		Northwest Pacific		1848
Neptunea borealis		Arctic		1850
Neptunea communis		Northeast Pacific and Arc	12.3 DL	1848
Neptunea decemcostata		Northwest Atlantic.		1826
Neptunea denselirata		Arctic		1901
Neptunea despecta	Rejected neptune	Arctic and Northern Atlan	11 DL	1758
Neptunea eulimata		Arctic and Northern Atlan		1907
Neptunea heros	Northern neptune	Arctic, Northern Pacific		1850
Neptunea insularis		Arctic, Northern Pacific		1895
Neptunea intersculpta		Arctic		1899
Neptunea ithia		Arctic		1891
Neptunea lyrata	Lyre whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean, N	16.5 SHH	1791
Neptunea mcleani		Western Atlantic Ocean, N		2020
Neptunea middendorffiana		Arctic. Presense in North		1959
Neptunea oncodes		Arctic. Presense in North		1907
Neptunea phoenicea	Phoenician whelk	Northeast Pacific	11 SHH	1891
Neptunea pribiloffensis	Pribilof whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Neptunea smirnia	Smirnia whelk	Eastern Pacific	11 NG	1919
Neptunea tabulata	Tabled whelk	Eastern Pacific.	11 NG	1863
Neptunea varicifera		Eastern Pacific.		1907
Neptunea ventricosa	Fat whelk	Arctic and Eastern Pacifi		1791
Neptunea vinosa	Wine whelk	East Pacific.		1919
Parabuccinum bisculptum		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.5 DL	1990
Parabuccinum eltanini		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.6 DL	1990
Parabuccinum polyspeira		Southeast Pacific and Wes	1.5 DL	1990
Parabuccinum rauscherti		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.0 DL	2000
Paradoxa confirmata		Eastern Central Atlantic		1990
Paradoxa thomensis		Eastern Central Atlantic		1990
Pararetifusus dedonderi		Western Central Pacific		2001
Pareuthria atrata		Western Central Pacific		1881
Pareuthria candidata		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1889
Pareuthria cerealis		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.9 DL	1885
Pareuthria fuscata		Southeast Pacific and Sou	4.2 DL	1789
Pareuthria innocens		Antarctic Indian Ocean	0.8 DL	1907
Pareuthria janseni		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.9 DL	1905
Pareuthria magellanica		Western Atlantic.	3.3 DL	1849
Pareuthria michaelseni		Southeast Pacific and Sou	2.5 DL	1905
Pareuthria paessleri		Southeast Pacific and Wes	1 DL	1905
Pareuthria philippii		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1905
Pareuthria plicatula		Western Atlantic and Indo	0.8 DL	1912
Pareuthria plumbea		Southeast Pacific and Sou	2.4 DL	1844
Pareuthria powelli		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.8 DL	1977
Pareuthria regulus		Antarctic Pacific		1882
Pareuthria ringei		Southeast Pacific and Sou	2.2 DL	1905
Pareuthria valdiviae		Southeast Pacific		1925
Pareuthria venustula		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1951
Parficulina problematica		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.7 DL	1951
Parviphos adelus		Western Atlantic	1.7 DL	1942
Phaenomenella nicoi		Western Central Pacific		2020
Phaenomenella samadiae		Western Central Pacific		2020
Phos blainvillei		Western Central Pacific		1832
Phos cyanostoma		Western Central Pacific		1851
Phos dumalis		Eastern Central Pacific		1851
Phos hirasei		Indo-Pacific.	4 ShH	1913
Phos nodicostatus		Western Central Pacific		1851
Phos roseatus	Rosy phos	Western Central Pacific	3.5 ShH	1844
Phos sculptilis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1886
Phos senticosus	Common Pacific phos	Indo-West Pacific		1758
Phos temperatus		Western Central Pacific		2005
Phos textiles		Western Central Pacific		1851
Phos textilis		Western Pacific.	1.5 ShH	1855
Phos textum	Woven Pacific phos	Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1791
Phos vandenberghi		Western Central Pacific		2005
Pisania bernardoi		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1998
Pisania crenilabrum		Western Central Pacific		1855
Pisania decollata		Eastern Central Pacific		1833
Pisania fasciculata	Banded pisania	Central Pacific.	3.5 ShH	1846
Pisania gracilis		Western Central Pacific		1846
Pisania hedleyi		Southwest Pacific	6.2 DL	1912
Pisania ignea		Western Central Pacific		1791
Pisania iostomus		Western Central Pacific		1834
Pisania jenningsi		Western Central Pacific		1966
Pisania lannumi		Western Central Pacific		1950
Pisania pusio	Miniature trumpet triton	Atlantic Ocean.	4.8 DL	1758
Pisania striata		Mediterranean Sea.	3 TL	1791
Pisania sugimotoi		Western Central Pacific		1968
Pisania tritonoides		Western Central Pacific		1846
Pisania truncata		Western Central Pacific		1844
Pollia auritula	Gaudy cantharus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1807
Pollia dorbignyi		Western Indian Ocean and	3 TL	1826
Pollia fumosa	Whelk	Pacific Ocean.		1817
Pollia karinae		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1959
Pollia limbata		Western Atlantic.		1844
Pollia mollis		Western Central Pacific		1860
Pollia scabra		Mediterranean Sea.		1892
Pollia scacchiana		Mediterranean Sea.		1844
Pollia subrubiginosa		Mediterranean Sea.		1879
Pollia subrubiginosus		Indo-West Pacific		1879
Pollia tincta	Tinted cantharus	Western Atlantic Ocean.		1846
Pollia undosa	Waved goblet	Indo-Pacific.	4 ShH	1758
Pollia vicdani		Western Central Pacific		1984
Preangeria dentata		Western Central Pacific		1911
Probuccinum angulatum		Western Atlantic and Indi	1.0 DL	1951
Probuccinum costatum		Antarctic.	1.4 DL	1912
Probuccinum delicatulum		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1951
Probuccinum tenerum		Indo-Pacific, Western Atl	2.6 DL	1907
Prodotia billeheusti		Western Central Pacific		1853
Prodotia gracilis		Western Central Pacific		1846
Prodotia iostoma		Pacific Ocean.		1834
Proneptunea duplicarinata		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1951
Proneptunea fenestrata		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1951
Proneptunea rufa		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1984
Proneptunea subfenestrata		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1984
Prosipho amiantus		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1984
Prosipho antarctidis		Southeast Pacific, Southw	1.2 DL	1903
Prosipho astrolabiensis		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1908
Prosipho aurora		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1916
Prosipho chordatus		Southwest Atlantic and An	0.9 DL	1908
Prosipho contrarius		Western Atlantic and Indo	0.6 DL	1912
Prosipho crassicostatus		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1907
Prosipho elongatus		Western Atlantic and Indo	1.5 DL	1912
Prosipho enricoi		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	2004
Prosipho glacialis		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1912
Prosipho grohae		Atlantic Ocean.	0.6 DL	2005
Prosipho harrietae		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2003
Prosipho hedleyi		Antarctic.		1958
Prosipho hunteri		Western Atlantic and Indo	0.7 DL	1916
Prosipho iodes		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1984
Prosipho mundus		Western Atlantic and Indo	0.8 DL	1915
Prosipho nodosus		Western Atlantic and Indo		1912
Prosipho pellitus		Antarctic and Southwest P	0.7 DL	1912
Prosipho reversus		Western Atlantic and Indi	0.5 DL	1958
Prosipho sindemarkae		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2003
Prosipho spiralis		Western Atlantic and Indo	0.7 DL	1912
Prosipho tomlini		Antarctic Indian Ocean an		1957
Prosipho tuberculatus		Antarctic Indian Ocean an		1915
Prosipho turritus		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1984
Prosipho wayae		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	2005
Pseudoliomesus ooides	Nut whelk	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1848
Ptychosalpinx globulus	Globose whelk	Western Atlantic.	4 DL	1889
Pyrulofusus deformis	Warped whelk	Arctic, Northeast Pacific	11 DL	1847
Pyrulofusus dexius		Arctic, Northeast Pacific		1907
Pyrulofusus harpa	Left-hand whelk	Northeast Pacific		1857
Pyrulofusus melonis	Giant melon whelk	Arctic and Northern Pacif		1891
Ranella australasia	Australian trumpet	Southwest Pacific.		1811
Ranella olearium	Little frog triton	Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	20.5 DL	1758
Ranella parthenopaeum		Mediterranean		1793
Retifusus roseus	Rosy whelk	Eastern Pacific, Northeas		1877
Retimohnia acadiana		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	2008
Retimohnia caelata		Atlantic Ocean.	1.5 DL	1880
Retimohnia carolinensis		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL	1884
Retimohnia glypta		Atlantic Ocean.	2.7 DL	1882
Savatieria bertrandi		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL	1914
Savatieria chordata		Southeast Pacific and Wes	0.6 DL	1987
Savatieria coppingeri		Western Atlantic and East	0.6 DL	1881
Savatieria deseadensis		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1975
Savatieria meridionalis		Southeast Pacific and Sou	0.4 DL	1881
Searlesia modesta		Northwest Pacific		1860
Siphonalia fusoides	Fusiform whelk	Western Pacific		1846
Siphonalia minor		Western Pacific		2021
Siphonalia spadicea	Brown-lined whelk	Northwest Pacific		1847
Siphonalia teres		Northwest Pacific		2021
Solenosteira cancellaria		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1846
Solenosteira fusiformis		Western Atlantic.		1832
Solenosteira gatesi	Gates' goblet	Eastern Pacific		1963
Spikebuccinum stephaniae		Western Atlantic.	2.0 DL	2004
Steye janasaraiarum		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL	2004
Strebela notophila		Antarctic Atlantic	0.8 DL	1908
Tacita danielsseni		Eastern Atlantic and the	3.9 DL	1879
Truncaria lindae		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1987
Turrisipho dalli		Western Atlantic.		1881
Turrisipho fenestratus	Fusiform colus	Northeast Atlantic and th		1843
Turrisipho lachesis		Northeast Atlantic and th	8.0 DL	1869
Turrisipho moebii		Northeast Atlantic and th		1874
Turrisipho voeringi		Northern Atlantic and the	7.7 DL	1985
Volutharpa ampullacea		Northern Atlantic and the		1848
Volutharpa perryi		Northern Atlantic and the
Volutopsion castaneum	Chestnut whelk	East Pacific.		1877
Volutopsius castaneus	Volute whelk	Eastern Pacific and the A	1.2 DL	1858
Volutopsius fragilis	Fragile whelk	Eastern Pacific, Western	2.3 DL	1891
Volutopsius middendorffii	Tulip whelk	East Pacific.		1891
Volutopsius norwegicus	Norway whelk	Arctic and Atlantic Ocean	8 DL	1791
Volutopsius pallidus		Arctic and Atlantic Ocean		1973
Volutopsius regularis	Regular whelk	East Pacific.		1873
Volutopsius stefanssoni		Arctic		1919
Volutopsius trophonius	Frilled whelk	East Pacific.		1902

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