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Family: Tegulidae



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36 species (see list below)
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Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm ShH
Rochia conus (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Rochia conus
[Cone-shaped top]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHH
Rochia nilotica (Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Rochia nilotica
[Commercial top]
No picture found
 
Tectus dentatus
[Toothed top shell]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm ShH
Tectus fenestratus (Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Tectus fenestratus
[Fenestrate top]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Tectus pyramis (Born, 1778)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Tectus pyramis
[Pyramid top]
No picture found
 
Tectus royanus
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm SHH
Tectus triserialis (Lamarck, 1822)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Tectus triserialis
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula argyrostoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 6.2 cm DL
 
Tegula atra
[Smooth black trochid]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Tegula aureotincta (Forbes, 1850)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tegula aureotincta
[Gilded tegula]
No picture found
 
Tegula brunnea
[Brown turban snail]
No picture found
 
Tegula corteziana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Tegula eiseni Jordan, 1936

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tegula eiseni
[Banded tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.8 cm DL
 
Tegula excavata
[Green-base tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Tegula fasciata
[Silky tegula]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Pacific
Max. Length 3 cm SHD
Tegula funebralis (Adams, 1855)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tegula funebralis
[Black turban snail]
No picture found
 
Tegula gallina
[Speckled tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Tegula gruneri
[Gem tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Tegula hotessieriana
[Caribbean tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Tegula lividomaculata
[West Indian tegula]
No picture found
 
Tegula maculostriata
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula mariana
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula montereyi
[Monterey tegula]
No picture found
 
Tegula nigerrima
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific and Sou
Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
Tegula patagonica (d'Orbigny, 1838)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tegula patagonica
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula pellisserpentis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.8 cm SHD
 
Tegula pulligo
[Dusky tegula]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Tegula puntagordana
[]

Coltro, Marcus

East Pacific.

Tegula regina Stearns, 1892

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Tegula regina
[Queen tegula]
No picture found
 
Tegula rubroflammulata
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula rustica
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Tegula subplicata
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula tridentata
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula verdispira
[]
No picture found
 
Tegula verrucosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Tegula viridula
[]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Rochia conus Cone-shaped top Indo-West Pacific. 8 ShH 1791
Rochia nilotica Commercial top Indo-Pacific 15 SHH 1767
Tectus dentatus Toothed top shell Indo-Pacific. 1775
Tectus fenestratus Fenestrate top Indo-West Pacific. 7 ShH 1791
Tectus pyramis Pyramid top Indo-Pacific 15 SHL 1778
Tectus royanus Southwest Pacific 1912
Tectus triserialis Western Pacific. 6 SHH 1822
Tegula argyrostoma Western Pacific. 1791
Tegula atra Smooth black trochid Southeast Pacific and Sou 6.2 DL 1830
Tegula aureotincta Gilded tegula East Pacific. 1850
Tegula brunnea Brown turban snail Eastern Pacific 1848
Tegula corteziana Eastern Pacific 1970
Tegula eiseni Banded tegula East Pacific. 1936
Tegula excavata Green-base tegula Western Central Atlantic. 1.8 DL 1822
Tegula fasciata Silky tegula Western Atlantic. 2.2 DL 1778
Tegula funebralis Black turban snail Eastern Pacific 3 SHD 1855
Tegula gallina Speckled tegula East Pacific. 1850
Tegula gruneri Gem tegula Western Central Atlantic. 1 DL 1849
Tegula hotessieriana Caribbean tegula Western Atlantic. 1.2 DL 1842
Tegula lividomaculata West Indian tegula Western Central Atlantic. 1.9 DL 1845
Tegula maculostriata Western Central Atlantic.
Tegula mariana Western Central Atlantic. 1919
Tegula montereyi Monterey tegula East Pacific. 1850
Tegula nigerrima Northwest Pacific 1791
Tegula patagonica Southeast Pacific and Sou 1.9 DL 1840
Tegula pellisserpentis Southeast Pacific and Sou 1828
Tegula pulligo Dusky tegula Northeast Pacific 3.8 SHD 1791
Tegula puntagordana Western Atlantic. 1.6 DL 1962
Tegula regina Queen tegula East Pacific. 1892
Tegula rubroflammulata East Pacific. 1843
Tegula rustica Northwest Pacific 1791
Tegula subplicata Western Atlantic. 2 DL 1832
Tegula tridentata Western Atlantic. 1838
Tegula verdispira Western Atlantic. 1970
Tegula verrucosa Southeast Pacific 1970
Tegula viridula Western Atlantic 2.3 DL 1791



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