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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Velutinidae



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54 species
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Calyptoconcha pellucida
[Transluscent lamellaria]
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Cartilagovelutina beringensis
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Ciliatovelutina lanigera
[]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL

 
Coriocella fella
[]
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Coriocella hibyae
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Coriocella nigra Blainville, 1824

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Coriocella nigra
[Network lamellaria]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Lamellaria ampla
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL

 
Lamellaria branca
[]
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Lamellaria diegoensis
[San Diego lamellaria]
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Lamellaria digueti
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL

 
Lamellaria elata
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Lamellaria fernandinae
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Lamellaria koto
[]
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Lamellaria latens
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Lamellaria leucosphaera
[White-ball lamellaria]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Lamellaria mopsicolor
[]
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Lamellaria ophione
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL

 
Lamellaria patagonica
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL

 
Lamellaria pellucida
[Glassy snail]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Lamellaria perspicua
[Transparent lamellaria]
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Lamellaria rehderi
[]
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Lamellaria rhombica
[]
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Lamellaria stearnsii
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm SHL

 
Limneria prolongata
[Elongate lamellaria]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL

 
Limneria undata
[Wavy lamellaria]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL

 
Marsenina ampla
[Great lamellaria]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Marsenina glabra
[Bald lamellaria]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL

 
Marsenina globosa
[Rotund lamellaria]
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Marsenina rhombica
[Rhombic lamellaria]
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Marsenina stearnsii
[Stearn's ear shell]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.
Max. Length 2 cm DL
Marseniopsis antarctica Vayssière, 1906

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Marseniopsis antarctica
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic
Max. Length 1.5 cm DL
Marseniopsis conica (Smith, 1902)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Marseniopsis conica
[]

Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Marseniopsis mollis (Smith, 1902)

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.
 
Marseniopsis mollis
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Marseniopsis pacifica
[]
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Marseniopsis sharonae
[]
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Onchidiopsis brevipes
[Spherical blob snail]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL

 
Onchidiopsis carnea
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL

 
Onchidiopsis corys
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Onchidiopsis glacialis
[Icy lamellaria]
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Onchidiopsis hannai
[]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL

 
Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis
[Baffin lamellaria]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL

 
Oscilla tornata
[]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL

 
Piliscus commodus
[Widemouth lamellaria]
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Velutina conica
[Conical lamellaria]
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Max. Length 5.2 cm DL

 
Velutina coriacea
[]
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Velutina granulata
[Granular lamellaria]
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Velutina laevigata
[]
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Velutina lanata
[]
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Max. Length 1.8 cm DL

 
Velutina lanigera
[Wooly lamellaria]
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Max. Length 2.7 cm DL

 
Velutina plicatilis
[Oblique lamellaria]
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Velutina rubra
[Red lamellaria]
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Velutina schneideri
[]
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Velutina undata
[Wavy lamellaria]
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Max. Length 2.8 cm DL

 
Velutina velutina
[Smooth lamellaria]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Calyptoconcha pellucida Transluscent lamellaria North America. 1.3 DL 1880
Cartilagovelutina beringensis Arctic and Northwest Paci 1950
Ciliatovelutina lanigera Arctic, Northern Pacific 1.8 DL 1842
Coriocella fella Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1970
Coriocella hibyae Eastern Indian Ocean 1991
Coriocella nigra Network lamellaria Indo-West Pacific. 1824
Lamellaria ampla Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.6 DL 1906
Lamellaria branca Western Atlantic. 1.0 DL 2004
Lamellaria diegoensis San Diego lamellaria East Pacific. 1885
Lamellaria digueti East Pacific. 1895
Lamellaria elata Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.9 DL 1906
Lamellaria fernandinae Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1927
Lamellaria koto Western Central Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1944
Lamellaria latens Northeast Atlantic and th
Lamellaria leucosphaera White-ball lamellaria Western Central Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1942
Lamellaria mopsicolor Western Atlantic and East 1.3 DL 1958
Lamellaria ophione Indo-West Pacific 1849
Lamellaria patagonica Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.5 DL 1881
Lamellaria pellucida Glassy snail Western Central Atlantic 1.3 DL 1880
Lamellaria perspicua Transparent lamellaria Southeast Pacific, Atlant 2 DL 1758
Lamellaria rehderi Western Atlantic. 1959
Lamellaria rhombica Western Atlantic. 1871
Lamellaria stearnsii Western Atlantic. 1871
Limneria prolongata Elongate lamellaria Pacific Ocean 2 SHL 1864
Limneria undata Wavy lamellaria Arctic, Northern Pacific 2.7 DL 1839
Marsenina ampla Great lamellaria North America. 1.1 DL 1880
Marsenina glabra Bald lamellaria Northern Atlantic and the 1.8 DL 1838
Marsenina globosa Rotund lamellaria Western Central Atlantic 1.6 DL 1939
Marsenina rhombica Rhombic lamellaria Eastern Pacific 1871
Marsenina stearnsii Stearn's ear shell Northeast Pacific 1871
Marseniopsis antarctica Antarctic Atlantic. 2 DL 1906
Marseniopsis conica Antarctic Atlantic 1.5 DL 1902
Marseniopsis mollis Antarctic 1902
Marseniopsis pacifica Antarctic, Western Atlant 1.8 DL 1886
Marseniopsis sharonae Antarctic, Western Atlant 1939
Onchidiopsis brevipes Spherical blob snail Arctic, Northern Pacific 1937
Onchidiopsis carnea Arctic and Northern Atlan 2.8 DL 1853
Onchidiopsis corys Western Atlantic. 2 DL 1910
Onchidiopsis glacialis Icy lamellaria Arctic, Northern Pacific 1.8 DL 1851
Onchidiopsis hannai Arctic, Northern Pacific 1916
Onchidiopsis kingmaruensis Baffin lamellaria North America. 2.4 DL 1942
Oscilla tornata Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1884
Piliscus commodus Widemouth lamellaria Arctic, Northern Pacific 2.2 DL 1851
Velutina conica Conical lamellaria Eastern Pacific and the A 1887
Velutina coriacea Eastern Pacific and the A 5.2 DL 1788
Velutina granulata Granular lamellaria East Pacific. 1919
Velutina laevigata Canada
Velutina lanata Canada
Velutina lanigera Wooly lamellaria East Pacific. 1.8 DL 1842
Velutina plicatilis Oblique lamellaria Arctic, Northern Pacific 2.7 DL 1776
Velutina rubra Red lamellaria Eastern Pacific 1919
Velutina schneideri Arctic, Atlantic Ocean an 1886
Velutina undata Wavy lamellaria Eastern Pacific, Northwes 1839
Velutina velutina Smooth lamellaria Arctic, Pacific Ocean, No 2.8 DL 1776



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