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Family: Muricidae purpuras, murex and rock shells (See list of species below)

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33 species in Pacific, Northeast with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Boreotrophon aleuticus []	No picture found Boreotrophon cascadiensis []	Boreotrophon clathratus [Clathrate trophon]
No picture found Boreotrophon multicostatus [Ribbed trophon]	No picture found Boreotrophon obesus []	No picture found Boreotrophon orpheus [Threaded trophon]
No picture found Boreotrophon pseudotripherus []	Boreotrophon truncatus [Bobtail trophon]	No picture found Boreotrophon vancouverensis []
No picture found Ceratostoma foliatum [Leafy hornmouth]	No picture found Nipponotrophon exquisitus []	No picture found Nipponotrophon stuarti [Winged trophon]
Nodulotrophon coronatus [Crown trophon]	No picture found Nucella angustior []	No picture found Nucella canaliculata [Channeled dogwinkle]
Nucella emarginata [Emarginate dogwinkle]	No picture found Nucella lamellosa [Frilled dogwinkle]	Nucella lima [File dogwinkle]
No picture found Nucella ostrina [Northern striped dogwinkle]	No picture found Ocenebra inornata []	Ocenebra interfossa []
Ocenebra lurida []	No picture found Ocenebra sclera []	No picture found Ocinebrina interfossa [Sculptured rocksnail]
No picture found Ocinebrina lurida [Lurid rocksnail]	No picture found Ocinebrina sclera [Sclera rocksnail]	No picture found Scabrotrophon macleani []
No picture found Scabrotrophon maltzani []	No picture found Scabrotrophon moresbyensis []	No picture found Stramonita canaliculata [Hay's rocksnail]
No picture found Thais emarginata []	No picture found Thais lamellosa []	No picture found Trophonopsis lasius []

33 Species of Family Muricidae
(purpuras, murex and rock shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Boreotrophon aleuticus		Northeast Pacific
Boreotrophon cascadiensis		Northeast Pacific
Boreotrophon clathratus	Clathrate trophon	Arctic, Eastern Pacific,	3.7 DL
Boreotrophon multicostatus	Ribbed trophon	Eastern Pacific
Boreotrophon obesus		Northeast Pacific
Boreotrophon orpheus	Threaded trophon	Northeast Pacific	2.5 NG
Boreotrophon pseudotripherus		Northeast Pacific
Boreotrophon truncatus	Bobtail trophon	Eastern Pacific, Arctic a
Boreotrophon vancouverensis		Northeast Pacific
Ceratostoma foliatum	Leafy hornmouth	Eastern Pacific and the A	9 SHL
Nipponotrophon exquisitus		Northeast Pacific
Nipponotrophon stuarti	Winged trophon	Eastern Pacific	6 NG
Nodulotrophon coronatus	Crown trophon	Eastern Pacific and the A
Nucella angustior		Northeast Pacific
Nucella canaliculata	Channeled dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	4 NG
Nucella emarginata	Emarginate dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	2.8 NG
Nucella lamellosa	Frilled dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean and Northwe	8 SHH
Nucella lima	File dogwinkle	Pacific Ocean	3 NG
Nucella ostrina	Northern striped dogwinkle	Northeast Pacific.
Ocenebra inornata		Northeast Pacific
Ocenebra interfossa		Canada
Ocenebra lurida		Northeast Pacific
Ocenebra sclera		Eastern Pacific
Ocinebrina interfossa	Sculptured rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	2 SHH
Ocinebrina lurida	Lurid rocksnail	Eastern Pacific	3.8 SHH
Ocinebrina sclera	Sclera rocksnail	Northeast Pacific.
Scabrotrophon macleani		Northeast Pacific
Scabrotrophon maltzani		Eastern Pacific	2.5 NG
Scabrotrophon moresbyensis		Northeast Pacific
Stramonita canaliculata	Hay's rocksnail	Northeast Atlantic and We	11.2 DL
Thais emarginata		Northeast Pacific
Thais lamellosa		Northeast Pacific
Trophonopsis lasius		Canada

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