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Drivas, J. & Jay, M. (1988). Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature. Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160.
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Drivas, J. & Jay, M.
1988
Coquillages de La Réunion et de l'Île Maurice. Collection les beautés de la nature
Delachaux et Niestlé: Neuchâtel. ISBN 2-603-00654-1. pp. 1-160
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Acteon flammea [sic] accepted as Punctacteon flammeus (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Alora reticulata (Habe, 1962) accepted as Epidendrium reticulatum (T. Habe, 1962) (basis of record)
Anadara antiquata (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Anguipecten aurantiacus (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Anguipecten picturatus Dijkstra, 1995 (basis of record)
Architectonica modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849) (additional source)
Arcopagia fimbriata (Hanley, 1844) accepted as Serratina fimbriata (Hanley, 1844) (basis of record)
Asaphis violaceus [sic] accepted as Asaphis violascens (Forsskål, 1775) (basis of record)
Atys cylindraeus [sic] accepted as Aliculastrum cylindricum (Helbling, 1779) (basis of record)
Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775) (basis of record)
Barbatia revelata (Deshayes, 1863) (basis of record)
Barbatia tenella (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Calloarca tenella (Reeve, 1844) (basis of record)
Bulla cruentata A. Adams, 1850 accepted as Bulla mabillei Locard, 1897 (additional source)
Bursa bergeri (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) accepted as Bursa rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) accepted as Lampasopsis rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) (basis of record)
Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Bursa cruentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) accepted as Lampasopsis cruentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) (additional source)
Bursa crumena (Lamarck, 1816) accepted as Bufonaria crumena (Lamarck, 1816) (basis of record)
Bursa echinata (Link, 1807) accepted as Bufonaria echinata (Link, 1807) (basis of record)
Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798) accepted as Dulcerana granularis (Röding, 1798) (additional source)
Bursa nigrita (Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979) accepted as Tutufa nigrita Mühlhäusser & Blöcher, 1979 (basis of record)
Bursa nobilis (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Bursina nobilis (Reeve, 1844) (basis of record)
Bursa rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) accepted as Lampasopsis rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) (additional source)
Bursa rosa (G. Perry, 1811) (additional source)
Bursa venustula (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Bursa rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) accepted as Lampasopsis rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) (basis of record)
Caducifer truncatus (Hinds, 1844) (basis of record)
Callista costata (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Callista erycinella (Lamarck, 1818) (basis of record)
Cancilla (Domiporta) carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) accepted as Domiporta carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) (basis of record)
Cancilla (Domiporta) filaris (Linnaeus, 1771) accepted as Domiporta filaris (Linnaeus, 1771) (basis of record)
Cancilla (Domiporta) granatina (Lamarck, 1811) accepted as Domiporta granatina (Lamarck, 1811) (basis of record)
Cancilla (Domiporta) rufilirata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) accepted as Imbricaria rufilirata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) (basis of record)
Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798) accepted as Domiporta praestantissima (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Cantharus fumosus (Dillwyn, 1817) accepted as Pollia fumosa (Dillwyn, 1817) (basis of record)
Cantharus undosus (Linnaeus, 1758) accepted as Pollia undosa (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) accepted as Hipponix incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) (basis of record)
Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Casmaria ponderosa (Gmelin, 1791) (additional source)
Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775) (additional source)
Cellana livescens (Reeve, 1855) (additional source)
Cellana rota (Gmelin, 1791) (additional source)
Cerithium alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 accepted as Cerithium punctatum Bruguière, 1792 (basis of record)
Cerithium citrinum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 (basis of record)
Cerithium columna G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 (basis of record)
Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 (basis of record)
Cerithium rostratum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 (basis of record)
Cerithium salebrosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 (basis of record)
Cerithium zonatus (W. Wood, 1828) accepted as Cerithium zonatum (W. Wood, 1828) (basis of record)
Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 (basis of record)
Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 (basis of record)
Cheilea dormitoria (Reeve, 1858) (basis of record)
Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) (basis of record)
Cheilea tectumsinensis (Lamarck, 1822) accepted as Cheilea imbricata (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) (basis of record)
Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807) (basis of record)
Chicoreus groschi E. H. Vokes, 1978 (basis of record)
Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) (basis of record)
Chicoreus saulii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (basis of record)
Chicoreus superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) accepted as Chicomurex superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889) (basis of record)
Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) (basis of record)
Chlamys andamanica Preston, 1908 accepted as Laevichlamys andamanica (Preston, 1908) (basis of record)
Clanculus margaritarius (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (additional source)
Clanculus mauritianus Melvill, 1909 (basis of record)
Clanculus puniceus (R. A. Philippi, 1846) (additional source)
Clanculus rarus (Dufo, 1840) (basis of record)
Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843) (additional source)
Clavus inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) accepted as Iredalea inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) (basis of record)
Clavus infrafusca (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) (basis of record)
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966 (additional source)
Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) (source of synonymy)
Clypeomorus concisus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) accepted as Clypeomorus bifasciata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1855) (basis of record)
Clypeomorus gennesi (H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901) accepted as Clypeomorus isselii (Pagenstecher, 1877) (basis of record)
Codakia divergens (R. A. Philippi, 1850) accepted as Ctena divergens (R. A. Philippi, 1850) (basis of record)
Colubraria clathrata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) (basis of record)
Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791 (basis of record)
Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791 (basis of record)
Conus articulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 accepted as Conasprella articulata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) (basis of record)
Conus auricomus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus blainvillii Vignard, 1829 accepted as Conus pseudocedonulli Blainville, 1818 (basis of record)
Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 (basis of record)
Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758 (basis of record)
Conus coelinae Crosse, 1858 (basis of record)
Conus distans Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus euetrios G. B. Sowerby III, 1882 accepted as Conus archiepiscopus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus figulinus Linnaeus, 1758 (basis of record)
Conus legatus Lamarck, 1810 (basis of record)
Conus leopardus (Röding, 1798) (basis of record)
Conus litoglyphus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus lividus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus mitratus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus mucronatus Reeve, 1843 (basis of record)
Conus quercinus [Lightfoot], 1786 (basis of record)
Conus rattus Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus retifer Menke, 1829 (basis of record)
Conus sponsalis Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758 (basis of record)
Conus thailandis da Motta, 1978 (basis of record)
Conus timorensis Hwass, 1792 (basis of record)
Conus violaceus Gmelin, 1791 (basis of record)
Conus virgo Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Conus zeylanicus Gmelin, 1791 (basis of record)
Coralliobia fimbriata (A. Adams, 1853) accepted as Coralliophila fimbriata (A. Adams, 1853) (basis of record)
Coralliophila madreporarum (G. B. Sowerby I, 1834) accepted as Galeropsis monodonta (Blainville, 1832) (basis of record)
Mascareignes Archipelago for Coralliobia fimbriata (A. Adams, 1853) 
Mascareignes Archipelago for Cypraea margarita Dillwyn, 1817 
Mascareignes Archipelago for Oliva olympiadina Duclos, 1835  (origin: native - non-endemic)
Mascareignes Archipelago for Phos roseatus Hinds, 1844  (inaccurate)
Mascareignes Archipelago for Pterynotus martinetanus (Röding, 1798) 
Mascareignes Archipelago for Puperita bensoni (Récluz, 1850)  (origin: native - non-endemic)
Mascareignes Archipelago for Strombus aurisdianae Linnaeus, 1758  (inaccurate) (origin: native - non-endemic)
Mascareignes Archipelago for Vexillum (Costellaria) echinatum (A. Adams, 1853) 
Mascarene Basin for Acteon flammea [sic] 
Mascarene Basin for Alora reticulata (Habe, 1962)  (inaccurate)
Mascarene Basin for Amaea minor (G. B. Sowerby II, 1873) 
Mascarene Basin for Anadara antiquata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Anguipecten aurantiacus (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) 
Mascarene Basin for Anodontia (Anodontia) edentula (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Architectonica modesta (R. A. Philippi, 1849) 
Mascarene Basin for Arcopagia fimbriata (Hanley, 1844) 
Mascarene Basin for Asaphis violaceus [sic] 
Mascarene Basin for Aspella platylaevis Radwin & D'Attilio, 1976 
Mascarene Basin for Aspella producta (Pease, 1861) 
Mascarene Basin for Atys cylindraeus [sic] 
Mascarene Basin for Barbatia foliata (Forsskål, 1775) 
Mascarene Basin for Barbatia revelata (Deshayes, 1863) 
Mascarene Basin for Barbatia tenella (Reeve, 1844) 
Mascarene Basin for Bulla ampulla Linnaeus, 1758 
Mascarene Basin for Bulla cruentata A. Adams, 1850 
Mascarene Basin for Bullina lineata (J. E. Gray, 1825) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa bergeri (Tapparone Canefri, 1881) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa bufonia (Gmelin, 1791) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa cruentata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa crumena (Lamarck, 1816) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa echinata (Link, 1807) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa granularis (Röding, 1798) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa nobilis (Reeve, 1844) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa rhodostoma (G. B. Sowerby II, 1835) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa rosa (G. Perry, 1811) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa rubeta (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Bursa venustula (Reeve, 1844) 
Mascarene Basin for Callista costata (Dillwyn, 1817) 
Mascarene Basin for Calpurnus lacteus (Lamarck, 1810) 
Mascarene Basin for Cancilla (Domiporta) carnicolor (Reeve, 1844) 
Mascarene Basin for Cancilla (Domiporta) filaris (Linnaeus, 1771) 
Mascarene Basin for Cancilla (Domiporta) granatina (Lamarck, 1811) 
Mascarene Basin for Cancilla (Domiporta) rufilirata (A. Adams & Reeve, 1850) 
Mascarene Basin for Cancilla praestantissima (Röding, 1798) 
Mascarene Basin for Capulus incurvus (Gmelin, 1791) 
Mascarene Basin for Cardita variegata Bruguière, 1792 
Mascarene Basin for Casmaria erinaceus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775) 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium alveolus Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium columna G. B. Sowerby I, 1834 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium echinatum Lamarck, 1822 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium rostratum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium salebrosum G. B. Sowerby II, 1855 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium torulosum (Linnaeus, 1767) 
Mascarene Basin for Cerithium zonatus (W. Wood, 1828) 
Mascarene Basin for Chama asperella Lamarck, 1819 
Mascarene Basin for Chama lazarus Linnaeus, 1758 
Mascarene Basin for Cheilea dormitoria (Reeve, 1858) 
Mascarene Basin for Cheilea equestris (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Cheilea tectumsinensis (Lamarck, 1822) 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus brunneus (Link, 1807) 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus cloveri Houart, 1985 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus groschi E. H. Vokes, 1978 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus palmarosae (Lamarck, 1822) 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus saulii (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus superbus (G. B. Sowerby III, 1889)  (inaccurate)
Mascarene Basin for Chicoreus torrefactus (G. B. Sowerby II, 1841) 
Mascarene Basin for Chlamys andamanica Preston, 1908 
Mascarene Basin for Chlamys lemniscata (Reeve, 1853) 
Mascarene Basin for Chlamys squamosa larvata (Reeve, 1853) 
Mascarene Basin for Chlamys squamosa serrata (G. B. Sowerby II, 1842) 
Mascarene Basin for Clavus exasperatus (Reeve, 1843) 
Mascarene Basin for Clavus inclinata (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) 
Mascarene Basin for Clavus infrafusca (G. B. Sowerby III, 1893) 
Mascarene Basin for Clypeomorus batillariaeformis Habe & Kosuge, 1966 
Mascarene Basin for Clypeomorus brevis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1834) 
Mascarene Basin for Clypeomorus concisus (Hombron & Jacquinot, 1848) 
Mascarene Basin for Clypeomorus gennesi (H. Fischer & Vignal, 1901) 
Mascarene Basin for Codakia divergens (R. A. Philippi, 1850) 
Mascarene Basin for Codakia paytenorum (Iredale, 1937) 
Mascarene Basin for Codakia punctata (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Codakia tigerina (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mascarene Basin for Colubraria clathrata (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) 
Mascarene Basin for Colubraria nitidula (G. B. Sowerby I, 1833) 
Mascarene Basin for Conus achatinus Gmelin, 1791 
Mascarene Basin for Conus amadis Gmelin, 1791 
Mascarene Basin for Conus arenatus Hwass, 1792 
Mascarene Basin for Conus articulatus G. B. Sowerby II, 1873 
Mascarene Basin for Conus auricomus Hwass, 1792 
Mascarene Basin for Conus balteatus G. B. Sowerby I, 1833 
Mascarene Basin for Conus bandanus Hwass, 1792 
Mascarene Basin for Conus barthelemyi Bernardi, 1861 
Mascarene Basin for Conus betulinus Linnaeus, 1758 
Mascarene Basin for Conus blainvillii Vignard, 1829 
Mascarene Basin for Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758 
Mascarene Basin for Conus canonicus Hwass, 1792 
Mascarene Basin for Conus capitaneus Linnaeus, 1758 
Mascarene Basin for Conus cernicus H. Adams, 1869 
Mascarene Basin for Conus circumclausus Fenaux, 1942 
Mascarene Basin for Conus coelinae Crosse, 1858 
English antique ark for Anadara antiquata (Linnaeus, 1758)
English arthritic spider conch [from synonym] for Lambis chiragra arthritica Roding, 1798
English black-and-white cone for Conus ebraeus Linnaeus, 1758
English bubble cone for Conus bullatus Linnaeus, 1758
English bull mouth helmet for Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
English button tops for Umbonium vestiarium (Linnaeus, 1758)
English ceramic vase for Vasum ceramicum (Linnaeus, 1758)
English common distorsio for Distorsio anus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English cone-shaped hoof shell [from synonym] for Hipponix conicus (Schumacher, 1817)
English crenulate auger [from synonym] for Terebra crenulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
English crowned cone for Conus coronatus Gmelin, 1791
English distaff spindle for Fusinus colus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English eyed auger for Terebra guttata (Röding, 1798)
English gold ringer [from synonym] for Cypraea annulus Linnaeus, 1758
English great green turban for Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758
English grey bonnet for Phalium glaucum (Linnaeus, 1758)
English knobbly triton [from synonym] for Cymatium muricinum (Röding, 1798)
English lettered cone for Conus litteratus Linnaeus, 1758
English lithograph cone for Conus litoglyphus Hwass, 1792
English lotorium triton [from synonym] for Cymatium lotorium (Linnaeus, 1758)
English maculated top shell for Trochus maculatus Linnaeus, 1758
English Mauritian conch [from synonym] for Strombus decorus (Röding, 1798)
English needle pyram [from synonym] for Pyramidella acus (Gmelin, 1791)
English Nussatella cone for Conus nussatella Linnaeus, 1758
English Pacific common olive for Oliva miniacea (Röding, 1798)
English Pacific tiger lucine for Codakia tigerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
English partridge tun for Tonna perdix (Linnaeus, 1758)
English purple drupe [from synonym] for Drupa (Drupa) morum Röding, 1798
English rasp tellin for Scutarcopagia scobinata (Linnaeus, 1758)
English rat cone for Conus rattus Hwass, 1792
English ruby triton [from synonym] for Cymatium rubeculum (Linnaeus, 1758)
English silver-mouthed turban for Turbo argyrostomus Linnaeus, 1758
English striated cone for Conus striatus Linnaeus, 1758
English swollen olive for Oliva bulbosa (Röding, 1798)
English textile cone for Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
English thorny woodcock [from synonym] for Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
English tiger lucine for Codakia tigerina (Linnaeus, 1758)
English toothed top shell for Monodonta labio (Linnaeus, 1758)
English tortoise cowrie [from synonym] for Cypraea testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758
English triseriate for Terebra triseriata Gray, 1834
English venus comb [from synonym] for Murex (Murex) pecten [Lightfoot], 1786
English vermiculated cone [from synonym] for Cucullus chaldaeus Röding, 1798
English vexillum cone for Conus vexillum Gmelin, 1791
 Authority

Lamarck as author in Kalk (1958). [details]

 Classification

Placement in family from Richmond, 1997. [details]

 Description

Shell up to 6 cm long. The rounded shell is slightly glossy and patterned with brown. The animal is flesy, mottled ... [details]

 Description

A squat shell with thick varices and a small, round aperture, up to 5 cm. Anal canal forms a long projecting spout ... [details]

 Description

Strawberry Shell Distinctive, small, robust shell with granulated surface, up to 2 cm. Colour brick-red with a ... [details]

 Description

Small, squat heavy shell, up to 4 cm, with slight nodules on shoulders of whorls. Colour light, mottled ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky shores (Ruwa, 1984). Easily recognisable small, squat shell, up to 5 cm, with a rounded, short ... [details]

 Description

Thick shell, up to 5 cm, with low spire and 5 rows of small granules at anterior end of whorl. Colour red with a ... [details]

 Description

Thick, heavy shell with flat spire, up to 13 cm. Colour cream with 2-3 axial bands of yellow or orange bands dotted ... [details]

 Description

Thick shell, up to 5 cm, with moderate spire and prominent nodules on shoulders of whorls. Colour light yellow to ... [details]

 Description

A thick shell, up to 9 cm, with slightly raised spire and nodular shoulders of whorls. Overall colour pattern pale ... [details]

 Description

A small, solid cone up to 5 cm, with flattish spire, rounded shoulders and several spiral ridges around base of ... [details]

 Description

Highly Dangerous - live specimens should be handled with extreme caution. Shell with moderately high spire and ... [details]

 Description

Heavy shell with rugged, knobbly exterior and pointed apex, up to 10 cm. Whorls with two prominent varices, outer ... [details]

 Description

A thick, solid, nodular shell, up to 8 cm, with a long, upwardly bent siphonal canal. Exterior dirty grey with ... [details]

 Description

A long, solid, cylindrical shell, up to 13 cm, with a straight, narrow aperture. Dorsally light honey-coloured ... [details]

 Description

A conspicuous, solid, thick, heavy shell, up to 17 cm, with a narrow aperture. Dorsally reddish with 3 or 4 broad ... [details]

 Description

A large bulky sea hare, notable by its trancated, flattened and sloping posterior, up to 20 cm long. Body colour is ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky shores Thick, globose shell, up to 5 cm, with low spire, large body whorl and flat base. Colour ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky shores [details]

 Description

A moderately high-spired shell, up to 4 cm. Body whorl with five spiral rows of prominent tubercles separately by ... [details]

 Description

Description as for family with conspicuous vertical scales, up to 5 cm. Colour white. Habitat: shallow substrates. ... [details]

 Description

Fin-shaped shell with coarse ribs, up to 2 cm. Colour reddish-brown or white. Habitat: shallow sublittoral on ... [details]

 Description

Distinctive shell, up to 20 cm, with six projections (including the long siphonal canal). Colour white, with brown ... [details]

 Description

High spired shell, up to 7 cm, with angular nodules on spiral ridges; lip with fine teeth and ridges. Colour cream ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: Rocky cliffs [details]

 Description

Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

 Description

Shell up to 8 cm, with tall spire, moderately wide siphonal canal and the typical posterior notch in the outer lip. ... [details]

 Description

Shell up to 4 cm, with conspicuous flattened, cup-like scales interspersed by small, regular rows of nodules. ... [details]

 Description

The shell is long and narrow, moderately raised, with prominent oval opening from the centre to the anterior edge, ... [details]

 Description

Similar to Tonna with thicker shells, narrower aperture and toothed outer lip, up to 6 cm. Habitat: deep water. ... [details]

 Description

Thick, heavy shell, up to 3 cm, with moderate sutures between rounded whorls. Prominent, large columellar tooth and ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky shores A compact, heavy shell, up to 2 cm, covered in large, rounded, brown-black nodules on white ... [details]

 Description

Solid, yellowish shell, up to 15 cm, with a long siphonal canal and numerous long, slightly curved spines. ... [details]

 Description

Compact shell, up to 2cm, surface sculpture a distinctive fine network of evenly-spaced nodules. Columella narrow ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: muddy shore Thick shells, up to 3 cm, with transverse rows of large nodules (most prominent on shoulders ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: muddy shore Up to 3 cm, similar to N. arcularia plicatus, but with more elongated spire, a smooth surface ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: wet fine sandy shore (Ruwa, 1984). Distinctive smooth and polished shell, up to 4 cm, smooth columella ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky cliffs, sometimes mangrove trees (Ruwa, 1984). Up to 4 cm, shell surface smooth or with slight ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984). Globose shell, up to 3 cm, with well-marked ridges. Columella with three ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984). Up to 5 cm, surface texture of broad, ridged, spiral cords. Thick, granulose ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: rocky cliffs (Ruwa, 1984 <109>). Up to 4 cm, with radial ridges on the shell surface; columella with three teeth. ... [details]

 Description

Robust, domed shell, up to 2cm long, with pointed apex and fine radiating ridges. Grey-white exterior, buff-grey ... [details]

 Description

Moderately large, globular shell with a short, pointed spire, up to 12 cm. Outer lip thickened and denticulate ... [details]

 Description

Up to 2 cm, higher and more acute spire than P. nivosa. Colour variable, often pale with reddish-brown and white ... [details]

 Description

Similar to P. trapezium, but with a much taller spire and longer siphonal canal; up to 15 cm. Colour light to dark ... [details]

 Description

Habitat: attached to rocks among algae. Tropical Indo-Pacific, also in Australia in Kalk (1958). [details]

 Description

Parasitic in sea star Linckia guildingi. [details]

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Shell triangular, up to 8 cm. Resembling those of Conus species but with heavy axial striae and a thick, incurved ... [details]

 Description

As T. nebulosa. Up to 14 cm, with prominent row of small, grooved nodules along the top margin of whorls. Colour ... [details]

 Description

Shell as T. crenulata, up to 13 cm, but lacking distinct grooves and nodules. Colour characteristically orange to ... [details]

 Description

A large, thin, globose shell, up to 12 cm, with short spire and deep suture. Pale brown with lighter and darker ... [details]

 Description

As T. canaliculata, but shell less inflated, columella much reduced, up to 15 cm. Colour pale to dark brown, ... [details]

 Description

Small, ovate to globular shell, up to 1 cm, with fine dorsal ribs leaving a longitudinal groove at its centre. ... [details]

 Description

Silver-mouthed Turban up to 8 cm, main body whorl with 20 distinct spiral ribs, mostly flat-topped, some with ... [details]

 Description

Distinctive shell, up to 18 cm, bearing blunt tubercles, especially strong on shoulders. Colour greyish-green. ... [details]

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As T. argyrostomus, but no fluted scales and usually green in colour. (Richmond, 1997). [details]

 Description

Solid, rounded shells, up to 2 cm wide, similar to Oxystele (above) but more flattened and with a glossy, highly ... [details]

 Description

With strongly ribbed surface, up to 2 cm wide. Habitat: under stones in lower eulittoral and sublittoral. ... [details]

 Habitat

Mangrove forests and rocky cliffs. [details]

 Habitat

Habitat: muddy shore (Ruwa, 1984 <109>). Up to 3 cm. Grey to greyish-brown, sometimes streaked with pale grey or ... [details]

 Nomenclature

Cited as Ctenocardia victor (Angas, 1872) by Drivas, J. & M. Jay (1988) [details]

 Publication date

Publication date 1830 in Dautzenberg, 1929 [details]

 Publication date

Year of description: 1832 in Dautzenberg, 1929 [details]

 Publication date

Described in 1790 according to Dautzenberg, 1929. [details]

 Remark

Acteon is placed in family Acteonidae by Sheppard (1984) and Harasewych (1997), which is synonym with Pupidae ... [details]

 Remark

Also Lampadopsis rhodostoma in Vine, 1986 . [details]

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Subgenus Ctena in Vine, 1986 . [details]

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Subgenus: (Sanhaliotis) in Vine (1986). [details]

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subgenus Chrysame (Dautzenberg, 1923) [details]

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subgenus Chrysame (Dautzenberg, 1923) [details]

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subgenus Chrysame (Dautzenberg, 1923) [details]

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subgenus Chrysame (Dautzenberg, 1923) [details]

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subgenus Chrysame (Dautzenberg, 1923) [details]

 Remark

Possibly belongs to Turritellidae or Trichotropidae (not clear from <112>) [details]

 Remark

Subgenus Infundibulum Dautzenberg, 1923 [details]

 Remark

Described by Lamarck according to Dautzenberg, 1923 [details]

 Spelling

Actaeon flammeus in Vine, 1986 and Odhner, 1919. [details]

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Cerithium alveolum in <70>. [details]

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C. tectum sinense (Chemniz) in Spry, 1961. [details]

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C. hebraeus in Kalk (1958). [details]

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C. ratus in Vine, 1986 . [details]

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C. labiosus in Spry 1964 [details]

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C. cicerula in Vine 1986  [details]

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C. staphylea in Vine 1986  [details]

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spelled D. auricularis in Vine,1986 . [details]

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D. ricina in Spry 1961 and Ruwa 1984 [details]

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H. conica in Taylor (1973). [details]

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N. concinna in Michel, 1988 <110> [details]

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O. tigerina in Dautzenberg, 1923 [details]

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Genus name misspelled in <112> (only with this species, not in index). [details]

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Quidnapagus in <139> [details]

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Misspelled in <112> [details]

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T. asperrina in Vine, 1986 . [details]

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T. babylonica in Michel 1988 [details]

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T. columellaris in Vine, 1986 . [details]

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V. turbinellum in Odhner (1919). [details]

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V. dehayesi in Michel 1988. Also subgenus Costellaria in Vine, 1986 . [details]


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