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Family: Tritoniidae (See list of species below)

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


Marianina rosea
[Rosy marianina]


Marionia arborescens
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Marionia blainvillea
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Marionia chloanthes
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Marionia cucullata
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Marionia echinomuriceae
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Marionia elongoreticulata
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Marionia elongoviridis
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Marionia granularis
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Marionia rubra
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Marionia tedi
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Marionia viridescens
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Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata
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Marioniopsis levis
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Marioniopsis platyctenea
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Paratritonia lutea
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Tochuina tetraquetra
[Giant orange tochui]
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Tritonia australis
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Tritonia bayeri
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Tritonia challengeriana
[Faded tritonia]
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Tritonia dantarti
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Tritonia diomedea
[Rosy tritonia]
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Tritonia episcopalis
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Tritonia eriosi
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Tritonia exsulans
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Tritonia festiva
[Diamondback tritonia]
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Tritonia griegi
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Tritonia hamnerorum
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Tritonia hombergii
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Tritonia incerta
[Muted tritonia]
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Tritonia lineata
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Tritonia manicata
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Tritonia myrakeenae
[Keen's tritonid]


Tritonia nilsodhneri
[Nilsodhner's tritonia]
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Tritonia odhneri
[Magnificent tritonia]
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Tritonia pickensi
[Picken's tritonid]
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Tritonia plebeia
[Plebeian tritonia]
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Tritonia striata
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Tritonia vorax
[Voracious tritonia]
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Tritonidoxa wellsi
[Sea whip slug]


Tritoniella belli
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Tritoniopsilla brucei
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Tritoniopsis cincta
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Tritoniopsis elegans
[White tritoniopsis]
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Tritoniopsis frydis
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45 Species of Family Tritoniidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Marianina rosea Rosy marianina Indo-Pacific. Tropical a
Marionia arborescens Western Indian Ocean
Marionia blainvillea Mediterranean Sea.
Marionia chloanthes Western Central Pacific
Marionia cucullata Western Atlantic and Anta 7.3 TL
Marionia echinomuriceae Northwest Pacific 7 DL
Marionia elongoreticulata Western Central Pacific
Marionia elongoviridis Western Central Pacific
Marionia granularis Northwest Pacific
Marionia rubra Indo-West Pacific 10 TL
Marionia tedi Western Atlantic. 4 DL
Marionia viridescens Western Indian Ocean 6 TL
Marioniopsis cyanobranchiata Indo-West Pacific. 6 TL
Marioniopsis levis Western Central Pacific
Marioniopsis platyctenea Indo-West Pacific 2 TL
Paratritonia lutea Indo-West Pacific
Tochuina tetraquetra Giant orange tochui Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 30 TL
Tritonia australis Southeast Pacific and Sou 2.3 DL
Tritonia bayeri Western Atlantic. 1.1 NG
Tritonia challengeriana Faded tritonia Southeast Pacific, Southw 12 DL
Tritonia dantarti Eastern Atlantic. 3.3 DL
Tritonia diomedea Rosy tritonia Eastern Pacific and Weste 21.5 TL
Tritonia episcopalis Northeast Atlantic
Tritonia eriosi Western Atlantic. 13.5 DL
Tritonia exsulans Eastern Central Pacific 4.4 DL
Tritonia festiva Diamondback tritonia Pacific Ocean. Subtropic 2 TL
Tritonia griegi Northeast Atlantic
Tritonia hamnerorum Western Central Atlantic
Tritonia hombergii Northeast Atlantic and th
Tritonia incerta Muted tritonia Southwest Pacific
Tritonia lineata Northeast Atlantic
Tritonia manicata Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Tritonia myrakeenae Keen's tritonid Eastern Pacific. 1.8 TL
Tritonia nilsodhneri Nilsodhner's tritonia Eastern Atlantic, Indo-We 3 TL
Tritonia odhneri Magnificent tritonia Southeast Pacific and Sou
Tritonia pickensi Picken's tritonid Eastern Central Pacific. 2.5 TL
Tritonia plebeia Plebeian tritonia Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Tritonia striata Mediterranean Sea.
Tritonia vorax Voracious tritonia Southeast Pacific, Southw 6 DL
Tritonidoxa wellsi Sea whip slug Western Atlantic 1 NG
Tritoniella belli Indo-West Pacific, Wester
Tritoniopsilla brucei Atlantic Ocean. 2.2 DL
Tritoniopsis cincta Mediterranean Sea.
Tritoniopsis elegans White tritoniopsis Indo-Pacific 5.5 TL
Tritoniopsis frydis Western Atlantic. 2 NG



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