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Family: Turbinellidae vase shells (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Benthovoluta hilgendorfi []	No picture found Benthovoluta kiiense []	No picture found Benthovoluta krigei []
No picture found Enigmavasum enigmaticum []	No picture found Exilioidea atlantica []	No picture found Exilioidea rectirostris []
No picture found Fulgurofusus atlantis []	No picture found Fulgurofusus aurora []	No picture found Fulgurofusus bartletti []
No picture found Fulgurofusus benthocallis []	No picture found Fulgurofusus bermudezi []	No picture found Fulgurofusus brayi []
No picture found Fulgurofusus ecphoroides []	No picture found Fulgurofusus electra []	No picture found Fulgurofusus merope []
No picture found Fulgurofusus sarissophorus []	No picture found Fulgurofusus timor []	No picture found Fulgurofusus xenismatis []
No picture found Latiromitra aratiunculus []	No picture found Latiromitra costata []	No picture found Latiromitra cryptodon []
No picture found Latiromitra meekiana []	No picture found Latiromitra styliola []	No picture found Ptychatractus ligatus [Ligate false spindle]
Syrinx aruanus [Australian trumpet shell]	No picture found Teramachia dalli []	No picture found Teramachia smithi []
No picture found Teramachia tibiaeformis []	No picture found Tudivasum inerme []	No picture found Tudivasum spinosum []
Turbinella angulata [West Indian chank]	No picture found Turbinella laevigata []	No picture found Turbinella pyrum [Indian chank]
No picture found Turbinella wheeleri []	No picture found Vasum armatum []	No picture found Vasum caestus [Gauntlet vase]
Vasum capitellum []	Vasum ceramicum [Ceram vase]	No picture found Vasum latiriforme []
Vasum muricatum [Caribbean vase]	No picture found Vasum tubiferum []	Vasum turbinellus [Top vase]

42 Species of Family Turbinellidae
(vase shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Benthovoluta hilgendorfi		Western Central Pacific
Benthovoluta kiiense		Western Central Pacific
Benthovoluta krigei		Western Central Pacific
Enigmavasum enigmaticum		Western Central Pacific
Exilioidea atlantica		Western Atlantic.	3.61 DL
Exilioidea rectirostris		Northeast Pacific.
Fulgurofusus atlantis		Western Atlantic.	3.52 DL
Fulgurofusus aurora		Western Atlantic.	4.3 DL
Fulgurofusus bartletti		Western Atlantic.	3.93 DL
Fulgurofusus benthocallis		Western Atlantic.	4.5 DL
Fulgurofusus bermudezi		Western Atlantic.	3.1 DL
Fulgurofusus brayi		Western Atlantic.	7.3 DL
Fulgurofusus ecphoroides		Western Atlantic.	1.84 DL
Fulgurofusus electra		Western Central Atlantic.	2.69 DL
Fulgurofusus merope		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Fulgurofusus sarissophorus		Western Atlantic.	1.96 DL
Fulgurofusus timor		Western Atlantic.	5.7 DL
Fulgurofusus xenismatis		Western Atlantic.	3.35 DL
Latiromitra aratiunculus		Western Atlantic.	2.9 DL
Latiromitra costata		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL
Latiromitra cryptodon		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL
Latiromitra meekiana		Western Atlantic.	2.6 DL
Latiromitra styliola		Western Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Ptychatractus ligatus	Ligate false spindle	Western Atlantic Ocean.	1.8 DL
Syrinx aruanus	Australian trumpet shell	Indo-West Pacific	72.2 SHL
Teramachia dalli		Western Central Pacific	18 ShH
Teramachia smithi		Western Central Pacific	16 ShH
Teramachia tibiaeformis		Western Central Pacific	12 ShH
Tudivasum inerme		Eastern Indian Ocean
Tudivasum spinosum		Eastern Indian Ocean
Turbinella angulata	West Indian chank	Western Atlantic.	36 NG
Turbinella laevigata		Western Atlantic.	20 DL
Turbinella pyrum	Indian chank	Indian Ocean
Turbinella wheeleri		Western Central Atlantic.
Vasum armatum		Eastern Central Pacific
Vasum caestus	Gauntlet vase	Eastern Pacific
Vasum capitellum		Western Atlantic	6.5 DL
Vasum ceramicum	Ceram vase	Indo-Pacific.	16 SHL
Vasum latiriforme		Western Atlantic.	6 DL
Vasum muricatum	Caribbean vase	Western Central Atlantic.	12.5 DL
Vasum tubiferum		Western Central Pacific	11.5 ShH
Vasum turbinellus	Top vase	Indo-Pacific.	10 SHL

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