Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Abyssotrophon fusiformis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Abyssotrophon newmani		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Abyssotrophon weijencheni		Eastern Central Pacific		2022
Acanthina lugubris	Dark unicorn	East Pacific.		1821
Acanthina monodon	Magellanic unicorn	Southeast Pacific and Sou		1774
Acanthina paucilirata	Checkered unicorn	East Pacific.		1871
Acanthina punctulata	Spotted unicorn	East Pacific.		1825
Acanthina spirata	Angular unicorn	Eastern Central Pacific		1832
Acanthina unicornis		Eastern Pacific.		1789
Acanthotrophon latispinosus		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Acanthotrophon striatoides	Knobbed trophon	Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1980
Arakawania chinoi		Indo-West Pacific.	1.4 SHL	2019
Arakawania ericius		Indo-Pacific.	1.5 SHL	2019
Aspella anceps		Western Central Pacific a		1822
Aspella bakeri		Western Central Pacific a		1951
Aspella castor		Western Atlantic	1.3 DL	1976
Aspella cryptica		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1976
Aspella elizabethae		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1940
Aspella helenae		Eastern Central Pacific		2008
Aspella hildrunae		Eastern Central Pacific		2008
Aspella lorenzi		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Aspella lozoueti		Southwest Pacific and Eas		2008
Aspella media		Western Central Pacific		1987
Aspella morchi		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1976
Aspella omanensis		Western Indian Ocean	0.9 SHL	2017
Aspella paupercula	Little Aspella	Western Central Atlantic		1850
Aspella producta	Elongate Aspella	Indo-Pacific		1861
Aspella schroederi		Western Central Pacific		1996
Aspella senex	Graybeard Aspella	Western Central Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1903
Attiliosa aldridgei		Western Atlantic.	4.1 DL	1969
Attiliosa bessei		Western Central Atlantic.	2.5 DL	1999
Attiliosa caledonica		Central Pacific		1881
Attiliosa edingeri		Eastern Indian Ocean		1998
Attiliosa glennduffyi		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1993
Attiliosa kevani		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL	1999
Attiliosa laurecorbariae		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Attiliosa nodulifera		Western Central Pacific	3.2 ShH	1841
Attiliosa noduliferus		Western Central Pacific		1841
Attiliosa perplexa		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1999
Attiliosa philippiana		Western Atlantic	1.9 DL	1889
Attiliosa pygmaea		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Attiliosa ruthae		Western Central Pacific		1996
Austrotrophon catalinensis	Catalina forreria	East Pacific.		1927
Austrotrophon cerrosensis		East Pacific.
Babelomurex armatus		Western Central Pacific		1912
Babelomurex benoiti		Mediterranean Sea.		1855
Babelomurex carinifenoides		Western Central Pacific		1966
Babelomurex cariniferus		Mediterranean		1834
Babelomurex centimanus		Western Central Pacific		1985
Babelomurex couturieri		Western Central Pacific		1898
Babelomurex dalli		Atlantic Ocean.	5.5 DL	1963
Babelomurex deburghiae		Western Central Pacific		1857
Babelomurex diadema		Western Central Pacific		1854
Babelomurex echinatus		Western Central Pacific		1960
Babelomurex fax		Western Central Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1971
Babelomurex fearnleyi		Western Central Pacific		1965
Babelomurex finchii		Western Central Pacific		1930
Babelomurex habui		Western Central Pacific		1971
Babelomurex hirasei		Western Central Pacific		1964
Babelomurex indicus		Western Central Pacific		1899
Babelomurex japonicus		Western Central Pacific		1882
Babelomurex juliae		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL	1939
Babelomurex kawamurai		Western Central Pacific		1959
Babelomurex kawanishii		Southwest Pacific and Eas		1979
Babelomurex kinoshitai		Western Central Pacific		1930
Babelomurex lischkeanus		Indo-Pacific.		1882
Babelomurex longispinosus		Western Central Pacific		1972
Babelomurex mansfieldi		Western Atlantic	3.1 DL	1940
Babelomurex mediopacificus		Southwest Pacific and Eas		1979
Babelomurex meimiaoae		Southwest Pacific and Eas		2019
Babelomurex miyokoae		Western Central Pacific		1985
Babelomurex nagahorii		Western Central Pacific		1980
Babelomurex nakamigawai		Western Central Pacific		1959
Babelomurex nakayasui		Western Central Pacific		1970
Babelomurex oldroydi	Olyroyd coralsnail	Eastern Central Pacific		1929
Babelomurex princeps		Indo-West Pacific		1912
Babelomurex problematicus		Western Central Pacific		1980
Babelomurex purpuratus		Western Central Pacific		1859
Babelomurex ricinuloides		Western Central Pacific		1911
Babelomurex santacruzensis		Southwest Pacific and Eas		1970
Babelomurex sentix		Mediterranean Sea.	3.6 DL	1971
Babelomurex spinaerosae		Western Central Pacific		1970
Babelomurex spinosus		Western Central Pacific		1908
Babelomurex tectumsinense		Atlantic Ocean.	2.4 DL	1856
Babelomurex tosanus		Western Central Pacific		1908
Babelomurex tuberosus		Western Central Pacific	3.5 SHL	1980
Babelomurex wormaldi		Western Central Pacific		1971
Babelomurex yumimarumai		Western Central Pacific		1985
Bedeva birileffi		Northwest Pacific		1871
Bedeva blosvillei		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1832
Bedeva flindersi		Eastern Indian Ocean		1864
Bedeva vinosa		Eastern Indian Ocean		1822
Bolinus brandaris	Purple dye murex	Eastern Atlantic and the	10.8 ShL	1758
Bolinus cornutus	Horned murex	Eastern Central Atlantic		1758
Boreotrophon abyssorum		Eastern Central Atlantic		1885
Boreotrophon alaskanus		Eastern Central Atlantic		1902
Boreotrophon aleuticus		Northeast Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon avalonensis	Avalon trophon	East Pacific.		1902
Boreotrophon bentleyi		Eastern Central Pacific		1908
Boreotrophon cascadiensis		Northeast Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon cepulus		Northeast Pacific		1880
Boreotrophon clathratus	Clathrate trophon	Arctic, Eastern Pacific,	3.7 DL	1767
Boreotrophon cordellensis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon cortesianus		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon disparilis	Girdled trophon	East Pacific.		1891
Boreotrophon elegantulus		East Pacific.		1907
Boreotrophon eucymatus	Grooved trophon	East Pacific.		1902
Boreotrophon kabati		East Pacific.		1996
Boreotrophon keepi		East Pacific.		1937
Boreotrophon macouni		East Pacific.		1910
Boreotrophon multicostatus	Ribbed trophon	Eastern Pacific		1829
Boreotrophon obesus		Northeast Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon oparini		Northwest Pacific		2022
Boreotrophon orpheus	Threaded trophon	Northeast Pacific	2.5 NG	1849
Boreotrophon pacificus		Arctic		1902
Boreotrophon pedroanus		Arctic		1903
Boreotrophon pseudotripherus		Northeast Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon raymondi		Northeast Pacific		1916
Boreotrophon rotundatus		Northeast Pacific		1902
Boreotrophon santarosensis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon staphylinus		Eastern Central Pacific		1919
Boreotrophon subapolyonis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon tannerensis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Boreotrophon tripherus	Rotund trophon	East Pacific.		1902
Boreotrophon truncatus	Bobtail trophon	Eastern Pacific, Arctic a		1768
Boreotrophon vancouverensis		Northeast Pacific		2019
Brasityphis barrosi		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	2003
Bufonaria bufo	Chestnut frogsnail	Central Pacific and Atlan	6 SHL	1792
Calotrophon andrewsi		Western Atlantic	2 DL	1976
Calotrophon hystrix		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	2006
Calotrophon ostrearum	Mauve-mouth drill	Western Central Atlantic.	3 DL	1846
Calotrophon turritus		To be filled.		1919
Carolliobia robillardi		Western Central Pacific		1870
Ceratostoma foliatum	Leafy hornmouth	Eastern Pacific and the A	9 SHL	1791
Ceratostoma nuttalli		Eastern Pacific and the A		1837
Cheletropis crenilabris		Eastern Central Pacific		1873
Chicomurex laciniatus	Lacinate murex	Indo-Pacific		1841
Chicomurex problematica		Western Central Pacific		1981
Chicomurex problematicus		Western Pacific.		1981
Chicomurex superbus	Superb murex	Western Pacific.		1889
Chicomurex vaulberti		Western Pacific.		2020
Chicomurex venustulus		Pacific Ocean.		1975
Chicoreus aculeatus	Pendant murex	Indo-West Pacific		1822
Chicoreus akritos		Western Central Pacific		1976
Chicoreus alabaster		Western Pacific.	22 ShH	1845
Chicoreus androyensis		Western Pacific.		2020
Chicoreus artemis		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1976
Chicoreus asianus		Northwest Pacific		1942
Chicoreus axicornis	Axicornis murex	Indo-West Pacific.		1822
Chicoreus banksii	Bank's murex	Indo-West Pacific.		1841
Chicoreus beauii	Beau's murex	Western Atlantic	12 DL	1857
Chicoreus bourguignati		Western Indian Ocean		1883
Chicoreus brevifrons	West Indian murex	Northwest Pacific and Wes	15.5 DL	1791
Chicoreus brunneus	Adusta murex	Indo-Pacific	11.5 SHL	1807
Chicoreus bullisi		Western Atlantic.	6.5 DL	1974
Chicoreus bundharmai		Western Central Pacific		1992
Chicoreus cailleti		Western Atlantic	6.2 DL	1856
Chicoreus capucinus	Mangrove murex	Western Central Pacific	9 ShH	1822
Chicoreus celinamarumai		Western Central Pacific	4 ShH	1980
Chicoreus cervicornis		Eastern Indian Ocean		1822
Chicoreus cnissodus		Western Pacific	7.5 ShH	1889
Chicoreus consuela	Consuela's murex	Western Atlantic	7.9 DL	1950
Chicoreus cosmani		Western Atlantic.	7.9 DL	1979
Chicoreus dilectus	Lace murex	Western Central Atlantic.	5.5 DL	1855
Chicoreus dodongi		Western Central Pacific		1990
Chicoreus dunni		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL	1987
Chicoreus florifer		Western Central Atlantic.	8.4 DL	1846
Chicoreus formosus		Western Atlantic	8 DL	1841
Chicoreus franchii		Western Atlantic.	10.6 DL	2005
Chicoreus franzettiae		Western Central Pacific	4.3 SHL	2019
Chicoreus insularum	Burnt murex	Eastern Central Pacific		1921
Chicoreus kahlbrocki		Eastern Central Pacific		2020
Chicoreus laciniatus		Western Central Pacific	6.5 ShH	1841
Chicoreus laqueatus		Eastern Central Pacific		1841
Chicoreus maurus		Eastern Central Pacific		1833
Chicoreus mergus		Western Central Atlantic	5.7 NG	1974
Chicoreus microphyllus	Curly murex	Indo-West Pacific.		1816
Chicoreus mocki		Western Central Pacific		1977
Chicoreus nobilis	Noble murex	Indo-West Pacific	6 ShH	1977
Chicoreus oculatus		Indo-West Pacific		1845
Chicoreus onchidiflorus		Western Central Pacific		1973
Chicoreus orchidiflorus		Central Pacific		1973
Chicoreus orchidoflorus		Indo-West Pacific.		1992
Chicoreus ordidilorus		Western Central Pacific	4 TL	1973
Chicoreus palmarosae	Rose-branch murex	Indo-West Pacific		1822
Chicoreus penchinati		Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShH	1861
Chicoreus ramosus	Ramose murex	Indo-Pacific.	33 SHL	1758
Chicoreus rosarius		Western Central Pacific	12.5 ShH	1811
Chicoreus rossiteri	Rossiter's murex	Western Central Pacific		1861
Chicoreus rubescens		Eastern Central Pacific		1833
Chicoreus rubiginosus		Western Central Pacific	10 ShH	1845
Chicoreus saltatrix		Western Central Pacific	7 ShH	1971
Chicoreus saulii		Indo-West Pacific		1841
Chicoreus spectrum	Ghost murex	Western Atlantic.	12 DL	1846
Chicoreus strigatus		Pacific Ocean.		1849
Chicoreus superbus		Western Central Pacific	7.5 ShH	1889
Chicoreus tangaroai		Western Central Pacific		2022
Chicoreus territus	Territory murex	Western Central Pacific		1845
Chicoreus thomasi		Eastern Central Pacific		1872
Chicoreus torrefactus	Fireband murex	Indo-West Pacific	14 SHL	1841
Chicoreus trigonulus		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1816
Chicoreus triquetra	Triquetra murex	Western Central Pacific	7 ShH	1778
Chicoreus venustulus		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1973
Chicoreus vokesae		Western Atlantic.	10.3 DL	2001
Chorus giganteus	Top shell whelk	Southeast Pacific	13 TL	1831
Claremontiella adiakritos		Eastern Central Pacific	2.5 SHL	2019
Clivipollia costata		Eastern Central Pacific		1860
Clivipollia fragaria		Western Central Pacific		1828
Clivipollia pulcher		Central Pacific.		1846
Clivipollia recurva		Western Central Pacific		1846
Clivipollia wagneri		Western Central Pacific		1839
Comptella costata		Western Central Pacific		2022
Comptella cresswelli		Western Central Pacific		2022
Comptella kaikoura		Western Central Pacific		2022
Comptella munida		Western Central Pacific		2022
Comptella paulini		Western Central Pacific		2022
Comptella pygmaea		Western Central Pacific		2022
Conchatalos canalibrevis		Western Central Pacific		1995
Conchatalos lacrima		Western Central Pacific		1991
Conchatalos tirardi		Western Central Pacific		1991
Conchatalos vaubani		Western Central Pacific		1995
Concholepas concholepas	Chilean abalone	Eastern Pacific and Weste	15 ShL	1789
Coralliophila abbreviata	Stubby coral snail	Western Central Atlantic		1816
Coralliophila aberrans	Globose coralsnail	Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1850
Coralliophila abnormis		Central Pacific		1878
Coralliophila aedonia		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1886
Coralliophila alboangulata		Eastern Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1890
Coralliophila amirantium		Western Central Pacific		1884
Coralliophila atlantica		Eastern Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1890
Coralliophila brevis		Mediterranean Sea.		1832
Coralliophila bulbiformis		Western Pacific.		1837
Coralliophila caribaea	Caribbean coralsnail	Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1958
Coralliophila caroleae		Western Central Pacific		1984
Coralliophila clathrata		Central Pacific		1854
Coralliophila costata	California coralsnail	East Pacific.		1832
Coralliophila costularis		Indo-Pacific.		1816
Coralliophila curta		Eastern Central Pacific		1894
Coralliophila elvirae		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1980
Coralliophila erosa	South seas coral shell	Indo-Pacific and Western		1798
Coralliophila erythrostoma		Eastern Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1890
Coralliophila fax		Eastern Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1971
Coralliophila fimbriata		Pacific Ocean.		1854
Coralliophila galea	Helmet coralsnail	Western Atlantic.	4.1 DL	1846
Coralliophila infantula		Western Central Pacific		1985
Coralliophila kalafuti		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1987
Coralliophila latilirata		Eastern Central Pacific		1985
Coralliophila macleani		Eastern Central Pacific		1970
Coralliophila mallicki		Western Central Pacific		1976
Coralliophila meyendorffii	Meyendorff's coral shell	Mediterranean Sea.		1845
Coralliophila mitraeforma		Western Central Pacific		1985

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