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Family: Melongenidae Melongenas (See list of species below)

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26 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Brunneifusus ternatanus [Ternate melongena]	No picture found Busycon candelabrum [Splendid whelk]	Busycon carica [Knobbed whelk]
No picture found Busycon coarctatum [Turnip whelk]	No picture found Busycon laeostomum [Snow whelk]	No picture found Busycon lyonsi []
Busycon perversum [Perverse whelk]	No picture found Busycon pulleyi [Prickly whelk]	Busycotypus canaliculatus [Channeled whelk]
No picture found Busycotypus plagosus [Shouldered pearwhelk]	Busycotypus spiratus [Pearwhelk]	No picture found Fulguropsis feldmanni []
No picture found Hemifusus cariniferus []	No picture found Melongena bicolor []	No picture found Melongena bispinosa []
Melongena corona [Crown conch]	Melongena melongena [West Indian crown conch]	No picture found Melongena patula [Pacific melongena]
No picture found Melongena sprucecreekensis []	Pugilina colosseus [Colossal melongena]	Pugilina morio [Giant hairy melongena]
Volegalea cochlidium [Spiral melongena]	No picture found Volema carinifera []	No picture found Volema cochlidium []
Volema myristica [Nutmeg melongena]	No picture found Volema pyrum [Pear melongena]

26 Species of Family Melongenidae
(Melongenas)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Brunneifusus ternatanus	Ternate melongena	Indo-West Pacific	15 SHL
Busycon candelabrum	Splendid whelk	Western Atlantic.	23.2 DL
Busycon carica	Knobbed whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean	24.9 DL
Busycon coarctatum	Turnip whelk	Western Central Atlantic	10.7 DL
Busycon laeostomum	Snow whelk	Western Atlantic Ocean.	25.8 DL
Busycon lyonsi		Western Atlantic.	13.5 DL
Busycon perversum	Perverse whelk	Western Central Atlantic	20.5 DL
Busycon pulleyi	Prickly whelk	Western Atlantic.	20 DL
Busycotypus canaliculatus	Channeled whelk	Western Atlantic and East	20.1 DL
Busycotypus plagosus	Shouldered pearwhelk	Western Atlantic.	10 DL
Busycotypus spiratus	Pearwhelk	Western Atlantic.	13.1 DL
Fulguropsis feldmanni		Western Atlantic.	5.7 DL
Hemifusus cariniferus		Western Pacific
Melongena bicolor		Western Atlantic.	4.9 DL
Melongena bispinosa		Western Atlantic.	7.5 DL
Melongena corona	Crown conch	Western Atlantic.	20.5 DL
Melongena melongena	West Indian crown conch	Western Central Atlantic.	18.2 DL
Melongena patula	Pacific melongena	Eastern Pacific
Melongena sprucecreekensis		Western Atlantic.	18.5 DL
Pugilina colosseus	Colossal melongena	Indo-West Pacific	25 SHL
Pugilina morio	Giant hairy melongena	Atlantic Ocean	16.6 DL
Volegalea cochlidium	Spiral melongena	Indo-West Pacific	15 ShH
Volema carinifera		Western Central Pacific	20 ShH
Volema cochlidium		Western Central Pacific	15 TL
Volema myristica	Nutmeg melongena	Western Pacific	8 ShH
Volema pyrum	Pear melongena	Western Indian Ocean

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