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Family: Tegulidae (See list of species below)

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

Rochia conus [Cone-shaped top]	Rochia nilotica [Commercial top]	Tectus fenestratus [Fenestrate top]
Tectus pyramis [Pyramid top]	No picture found Tectus royanus []	Tectus triserialis []
No picture found Tegula argyrostoma []	No picture found Tegula atra [Smooth black trochid]	No picture found Tegula brunnea [Brown turban snail]
No picture found Tegula excavata [Green-base tegula]	No picture found Tegula fasciata [Silky tegula]	Tegula funebralis [Black turban snail]
No picture found Tegula gruneri [Gem tegula]	No picture found Tegula hotessieriana [Caribbean tegula]	No picture found Tegula lividomaculata [West Indian tegula]
No picture found Tegula nigerrima []	Tegula patagonica []	No picture found Tegula pulligo [Dusky tegula]
No picture found Tegula puntagordana []	No picture found Tegula rustica []	No picture found Tegula subplicata []
No picture found Tegula verrucosa []	No picture found Tegula viridula []

23 Species of Family Tegulidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Rochia conus	Cone-shaped top	Indo-West Pacific.	8 ShH
Rochia nilotica	Commercial top	Indo-Pacific	15 SHH
Tectus fenestratus	Fenestrate top	Indo-West Pacific.	7 ShH
Tectus pyramis	Pyramid top	Indo-Pacific	15 SHL
Tectus royanus		Southwest Pacific
Tectus triserialis		Western Pacific.	6 SHH
Tegula argyrostoma		Western Pacific.
Tegula atra	Smooth black trochid	Southeast Pacific and Sou	6.2 DL
Tegula brunnea	Brown turban snail	Eastern Pacific
Tegula excavata	Green-base tegula	Western Central Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Tegula fasciata	Silky tegula	Western Atlantic.	2.2 DL
Tegula funebralis	Black turban snail	Eastern Pacific	3 SHD
Tegula gruneri	Gem tegula	Western Central Atlantic.	1 DL
Tegula hotessieriana	Caribbean tegula	Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Tegula lividomaculata	West Indian tegula	Western Central Atlantic.	1.9 DL
Tegula nigerrima		Northwest Pacific
Tegula patagonica		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.9 DL
Tegula pulligo	Dusky tegula	Northeast Pacific	3.8 SHD
Tegula puntagordana		Western Atlantic.	1.6 DL
Tegula rustica		Northwest Pacific
Tegula subplicata		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Tegula verrucosa		Southeast Pacific
Tegula viridula		Western Atlantic	2.3 DL

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