Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)	Year
Ocinebrina gracillima	Graceful rocksnail	East Pacific.		1871
Ocinebrina helleri		Mediterranean Sea.		1865
Ocinebrina hispidula		Mediterranean Sea.		1904
Ocinebrina hybrida		Mediterranean Sea.		1876
Ocinebrina ingloria		Mediterranean Sea.		1865
Ocinebrina inornata	Japanese rocksnail	East Pacific.		1851
Ocinebrina interfossa	Sculptured rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	2 SHH	1864
Ocinebrina lurida	Lurid rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	3.8 SHH	1848
Ocinebrina minor	Minor rocksnail	East Pacific.		1919
Ocinebrina nicolai		Mediterranean Sea.		1884
Ocinebrina paddeui		Mediterranean Sea.		2006
Ocinebrina sclera	Sclera rocksnail	Northeast Pacific.		1919
Ocinebrina squamulifera	Scaly rocksnail	East Pacific.		1869
Orania albozonata		Eastern Atlantic.	1.6 DL	1890
Orania archaea		Central Pacific		1995
Orania atea		Eastern Central Pacific		2008
Orania bimucronata		Western Central Pacific		1846
Orania corallina		Western Central Pacific		1903
Orania ficula		Western Central Pacific		1848
Orania fusulus		Mediterranean Sea.	1.9 DL	1814
Orania gaskelli		Western Central Pacific		1891
Orania grayi		Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W	1.8 DL	1889
Orania maestratii		Eastern Central Pacific		2008
Orania mixta		Western Central Pacific		1995
Orania nodosa		Western Central Pacific		1841
Orania pacifica		Central Pacific		1988
Orania pleurotomoides		Western Central Pacific		1845
Orania pseudopacifica		Eastern Central Pacific	1.7 SHL	2019
Orania rosadoi		Western Indian Ocean		1998
Orania rosea		Western Central Pacific		1996
Orania serotina		Indo-West Pacific		1853
Orania simonetae		Southwest Pacific and Eas		1995
Orania walkeri		Western Central Pacific		1908
Paciocinebrina benitoensis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Paciocinebrina macleani		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Paciocinebrina neobarbarensis		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Paciocinebrina pseudomunda		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Paciocinebrina thelmacrowae		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Pagodula aculeata		Eastern Central Pacific		1882
Pagodula araios		Eastern Central Pacific		2007
Pagodula declinans		Antarctic Indian Ocean		1882
Pagodula echinata		Mediterranean Sea.		1840
Pagodula macquariensis		Antarctic Indian Ocean an		1957
Pagodula multigrada		Western Central Pacific		1990
Pagodula plicilaminata		Indo-West Pacific.		1909
Panamurex carnicolor		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1945
Panamurex eugeniae		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1992
Panamurex velero		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL	1970
Pascula benedicta		Western Central Pacific		1895
Pascula citrica		Southeast Pacific		1908
Pascula darrosensis		Indo-West Pacific.		1884
Pascula lefevriana		Western Central Pacific		1880
Pascula muricata		Central Pacific		1846
Pascula ochrostoma		Indo-West Pacific	2 ShH	1832
Pascula ozenneana		Eastern Central Pacific		1861
Pascula submissa		Eastern Central Pacific		1903
Paziella atlantis		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1945
Paziella hystricina		Western Atlantic.	2.1 DL	1889
Paziella nuttingi		Western Central Atlantic.	4.4 DL	1896
Paziella oregonia		Western Atlantic	9 DL	1964
Paziella pazi		Western Atlantic	4.7 DL	1869
Paziella petuchi		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1992
Paziella tanaoa		Eastern Central Pacific		2008
Pazinotus bodarti		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1993
Pazinotus bowdenensis		Western Central Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1970
Pazinotus falcatiformis		Western Central Pacific		1925
Pazinotus goesi		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	2006
Pazinotus olivenai		Western Central Pacific		1984
Pazinotus sibogae		Western Central Pacific		1911
Pazinotus stimpsonii		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1889
Phrygiomurex sculptilis		Eastern Central Pacific		1844
Phyllocoma convoluta	Convoluted false triton	Central Pacific.		1833
Phyllocoma convolutum		Western Central Pacific		1833
Phyllonotus globosus		Western Atlantic.	6 DL	1858
Phyllonotus margaritensis		Western Atlantic.	9.6 DL	1958
Phyllonotus oculatus	Oculate apple murex	Western Atlantic.	8 DL	1845
Phyllonotus pomum	Apple murex	Western Atlantic	13.3 DL	1791
Pinaxia versicolor		Indo-Pacific.	2 ShH	1839
Plicopurpura pansa		Southeast Pacific		1853
Plicopurpura patula	Widemouth rocksnail	Western Central Atlantic.	8.5 DL	1758
Poirieria actinophora		Western Atlantic	2.4 NG	1889
Poirieria bowdenensis		Western Atlantic		1970
Poirieria poppei		Western Central Pacific		1993
Poirieria zelandica	Spiny murex	Southwest Pacific		1833
Ponderia tangaroa		Southwest Pacific		2022
Pterochelus acanthopterus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1816
Pterochelus ariomus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1945
Pterochelus undosus		Eastern Indian Ocean		1993
Pteropurpura adunca		Western Pacific		1834
Pteropurpura bequaerti		Western Central Atlantic.	3.9 DL	1945
Pteropurpura festiva	Festive murex	East Pacific.		1844
Pteropurpura macroptera	Frill-wing murex	East Pacific.		1839
Pteropurpura plorator		Northwest Pacific		1845
Pteropurpura sanctaehelenae		Eastern Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1890
Pteropurpura trialata	Three-wing murex	East Pacific.		1834
Pteropurpura vokesae	Wrinkle-wing murex	East Pacific.		1964
Pterotyphis fimbriatus		East Pacific.		1854
Pterotyphis pinnatus		Western Atlantic.	3.4 DL	1833
Pterotyphis triangularis		Western Central Atlantic.	4.2 DL	1855
Pterymarchia aparrii		Western Central Pacific		1980
Pterymarchia bibbeyi		Western Central Pacific		1976
Pterynotus alatus	Pinnate murex	Indo-West Pacific.		1798
Pterynotus albobrunneus		Western Indian Ocean		1980
Pterynotus ariomus		Western Indian Ocean	2.4 DL	1945
Pterynotus barclayanus		Indo-West Pacific.	3 ShH	1873
Pterynotus bibbeyi		Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShH	1976
Pterynotus bipinnatus		Indo-West Pacific	5 ShH	1845
Pterynotus bouteti		Eastern Central Pacific		1990
Pterynotus concavopterus		Western Central Pacific		1980
Pterynotus elongatus	Clavus murex	Indo-West Pacific	9 ShH	1786
Pterynotus emilyae		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	2007
Pterynotus guesti		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL	1979
Pterynotus havanensis		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL	1970
Pterynotus laurae		Western Central Pacific		1997
Pterynotus lightbourni		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL	1979
Pterynotus loebbeckei		Western Central Pacific	7.5 ShH	1879
Pterynotus macleani		Western Central Pacific		1968
Pterynotus martinetana		Central Pacific	6 ShH	1798
Pterynotus miyokoae		Western Central Pacific	7.5 ShH	1979
Pterynotus pellucidus	Pellucid murex	Western Central Pacific	5.5 ShH	1845
Pterynotus phaneus	Shining murex	Western Central Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1889
Pterynotus phyllopterus		Western Atlantic.	10 DL	1822
Pterynotus pinnatus		Indo-West Pacific.	8 ShH	1822
Pterynotus pinniger		Indo-West Pacific.		1833
Pterynotus tripterus		Indo-Pacific	6 ShH	1778
Pterynotus vespertilio		Western Central Pacific		1959
Purpura aperta		Eastern Central Pacific		1832
Purpura bufo		Western Indian Ocean		1822
Purpura dubia		Western Atlantic.		1860
Purpura panama	Rudolph's purpura	Indo-West Pacific	9 ShH	1798
Purpura patula	Open-mouthed purple	Southeast Pacific and Wes		1758
Purpura persica	Persian purpura	Indo-Pacific	10 ShH	1758
Pygmaepterys aliceae		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL	1987
Pygmaepterys avatea		Southwest Pacific and Eas		2008
Pygmaepterys dhofarensis		Western Indian Ocean		2015
Pygmaepterys germainae		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1980
Pygmaepterys juanitae		Western Atlantic.	0.8 DL	1983
Pygmaepterys lourdesae		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL	1983
Pygmaepterys maestratii		Western Central Atlantic		2019
Pygmaepterys oxossi		Western Atlantic.	1 DL	1979
Pygmaepterys paulboschi		Western Indian Ocean		1984
Pygmaepterys rauli		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1990
Pygmaepterys richardbinghami		Western Central Atlantic.	1.7 DL	1987
Pygmaepterys yemenensis		Western Indian Ocean		1989
Quoyola madreporarum		Western Central Pacific		1834
Rapa bulbiformis		Eastern Central Pacific		1870
Rapa incurva		Western Central Pacific	6 ShH	1852
Rapa rapa	Papery rapa	Central Pacific.		1758
Rapana bezoar	Bezoar rapana	Indo-West Pacific.		1767
Rapana rapiformis	Turnish shaped rapa	Indo-West Pacific	15 ShH	1778
Rapana venosa	Purple whelk	Indo-West Pacific. Introd	16.1 SHH	1846
Reishia clavigera	Korean common dogwhelk	Western Pacific	2.7 SHL	1860
Reishia luteostoma		Western Pacific		1803
Rhizochilus antipathum		Central Pacific		1850
Risomurex caribbaeus	Adam's dwarf triton	Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL	1939
Risomurex gilbertharrisi		Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL	1962
Risomurex nicocheanus		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL	1900
Risomurex schrammi		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL	1863
Risomurex withrowi		Western Atlantic.	2 DL	1986
Roperia poulsoni		Western Atlantic.		1864
Scabrotrophon buldirensis		Northwest Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon cerritensis		Northwest Pacific		1903
Scabrotrophon clarki		Northwest Pacific		1996
Scabrotrophon densicostatus		Northwest Pacific		1985
Scabrotrophon fabricii		Arctic and Atlantic Ocean	4.9 DL	1842
Scabrotrophon fedosovi		Arctic and Atlantic Ocean		2022
Scabrotrophon grovesi		Eastern Central Pacific		1996
Scabrotrophon kantori		Eastern Central Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon lasius	Sandpaper trophon	East Pacific.		1919
Scabrotrophon lima		Northwest Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon macleani		Northeast Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon maltzani		Eastern Pacific	2.5 NG	1878
Scabrotrophon moresbyensis		Northeast Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon norafosterae		Northwest Pacific		2019
Scabrotrophon scarlatoi		Northwest Pacific		1992
Scabrotrophon scitulus	Spiny trophon	East Pacific.		1891
Scabrotrophon trifidus		Northwest Pacific		2019
Semiricinula fusca		Western Central Pacific		1862
Semiricinula konkanensis		Western Indian Ocean.		1893
Semiricinula manginatra		Western Central Pacific		1832
Semiricinula tissoti	Tissot's rock shell	Indo-West Pacific.		1852
Semiricinula turbinoides		Central Pacific		1832
Shaskyus festivus		Eastern Pacific.		1844
Siphonochelus bullisi		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1969
Siphonochelus hasegawai		Western Atlantic.		2021
Siphonochelus japonicus		Western Central Pacific		1863
Siphonochelus longicornis		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL	1888
Siphonochelus radwini		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL	1979
Siphonochelus riosi		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL	1980
Siphonochelus tityrus		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL	1971
Siratus aguayoi		Western Atlantic.	6.5 DL	1945
Siratus articulatus		Western Atlantic.	6 DL	1845
Siratus bessei		Western Central Atlantic	7.4 DL	2000
Siratus cailleti		Western Central Atlantic.	6.2 DL	1856
Siratus carolynae		Western Atlantic.	5.6 DL	1990
Siratus caudacurta		Western Atlantic.	5 DL	1999
Siratus ciboney	Ciboney murex	Western Atlantic.	5.9 DL	1945
Siratus colellai		Western Atlantic.	4.7 DL	1999
Siratus coltrorum		Western Atlantic.	5.4 DL	1990
Siratus formosus		Western Atlantic.	8 DL	1841
Siratus guionneti		Western Atlantic.	5.4 DL	2001
Siratus hennequini		Western Central Atlantic	6.2 DL	2000
Siratus lamyi		Western Atlantic.	4.0 DL	2008
Siratus motacilla		Western Atlantic.	5.8 DL	1791
Siratus perelegans		Western Atlantic.	6.5 DL	1965
Siratus pliciferoides		Western Pacific.	13 ShH	1961
Siratus pointieri		Western Central Atlantic		2011
Siratus senegalensis		Western Atlantic.	7.5 DL	1791
Siratus springeri		Western Atlantic.	7 DL	1964
Siratus tenuivaricosus		Western Atlantic.	10 DL	1927
Siratus thompsoni		Western Atlantic.	4.4 DL	1964
Siratus vicdani		Western Central Pacific	4.5 ShH	1980
Siratus vokesorum		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL	1999
Spinidrupa euracantha	Spiny rock shell	Central Pacific.		1851
Spinidrupa infans		Western Indian Ocean.		1884
Spinidrupa spinosa		Western Central Pacific	3 ShH	1853
Stramonita bicarinata		Eastern Atlantic.	3.3 DL	1832
Stramonita canaliculata	Hay's rocksnail	Northeast Atlantic and We	11.2 DL	1839
Stramonita cruentata		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1791
Stramonita floridana		Western Central Atlantic		1837
Stramonita haemastoma	Red-mouthed rock shell	Southeast Pacific, Atlant	8 NG	1758
Stramonita mariae		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL	1954
Stramonita rustica	Crowned rock shell	Atlantic Ocean.	5 DL	1822
Taurasia striata		Atlantic Ocean.		1833
Tenguella granulata	Granular drupe	Indo-Pacific		1832
Tenguella hoffmani		Western Indian Ocean		2017
Tenguella marginalba		Eastern Indian Ocean		1832
Tenguella musiva	Musical drupe	Indo-West Pacific	3 TL	1835
Terefundus goniocorella		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus grebneffi		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus gregarius		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus mernoo		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus nitens		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus sepulcralis		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Terefundus venustus		Indo-West Pacific		2022
Thais armigera	Belligerent rock shell	Indo-Pacific	9 SHL	1807
Thais bitubercularis		Indo-West Pacific		1822
Thais buccinea		Western Central Pacific	5 ShH	1844
Thais bufo	Toad purpura	Indo-West Pacific	8 SHL	1822
Thais deltoidea	Deltoid rocksnail	Western Central Atlantic		1822
Thais distinguenda		Indo-West Pacific		1866
Thais echinata	Blainville's spiny rock-shell	Indo-West Pacific.	4.5 ShH	1832
Thais echinulata	Lamarck's spiny rock-shell	Indo-West Pacific.	5 ShH	1822
Thais emarginata		Northeast Pacific
Thais gradata	Drill	Western Pacific		1846
Thais grossa		Western Central Pacific		2001
Thais javanica		Western Pacific	3 ShH	1848
Thais jubilaea		Southeast Asia		1990
Thais kieneri		Western Central Pacific		1844
Thais kiosquiformis		Southeast Pacific		1832

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