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Family: Buccinidae buccinum whelks (See list of species below)

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58 species in Atlantic, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Anna florida []	No picture found Antillophos bahamasensis []	No picture found Antillophos bayeri []
No picture found Antillophos beauii []	Antillophos candeanus [Beaded phos]	No picture found Antillophos chazaliei []
No picture found Antillophos elegans []	No picture found Antillophos oxyglyptus []	No picture found Antillophos smithi []
No picture found Antillophos virginiae []	No picture found Bailya intricata [Intricate phos]	Bailya parva [West Indian baily shell]
No picture found Bailya weberi [Banded phos]	No picture found Bartschia agassizi []	No picture found Bartschia canetae []
No picture found Bartschia frumari []	No picture found Belomitra chasmata []	No picture found Belomitra christina []
No picture found Belomitra pourtalesii []	No picture found Cantharus multangulus [Ribbed Cantharus]	Colubraria testacea [Obscure dwarf triton]
No picture found Colus perminutus []	No picture found Colus pubescens [Hairy whelk]	No picture found Engina corinnae []
No picture found Engina demanorum []	No picture found Engina janowskyi []	No picture found Engina milleri []
No picture found Engina turbinella [White-spot Engina]	Engoniophos unicinctus []	No picture found Eosipho atlanticus []
No picture found Gemophos auritulus []	No picture found Gemophos filistriatus []	No picture found Gemophos tinctus []
No picture found Liomesus stimpsoni []	No picture found Manaria burkeae []	No picture found Metula frausseni []
No picture found Metula guppyi []	No picture found Metula lintea []	No picture found Metula minor []
No picture found Metula significans []	No picture found Monostiolum auratum []	No picture found Monostiolum harryleei []
No picture found Monostiolum rosewateri []	No picture found Monostiolum tesselatum []	No picture found Monostiolum tessellatum []
No picture found Muricantharus harasewychi []	No picture found Nassaria fusiformis []	No picture found Parviphos adelus []
Pisania pusio [Miniature trumpet triton]	No picture found Pollia karinae []	No picture found Ptychosalpinx globulus [Globose whelk]
No picture found Ranella olearium [Little frog triton]	No picture found Retimohnia acadiana []	No picture found Retimohnia carolinensis []
No picture found Solenosteira cancellaria []	No picture found Steye janasaraiarum []	No picture found Truncaria lindae []
No picture found Volutopsius fragilis [Fragile whelk]

58 Species of Family Buccinidae
(buccinum whelks)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Anna florida		Western Atlantic.	1.42 DL
Antillophos bahamasensis		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Antillophos bayeri		Western Atlantic.	1.7 DL
Antillophos beauii		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL
Antillophos candeanus	Beaded phos	Western Atlantic.	3.18 DL
Antillophos chazaliei		Western Atlantic.	1.67 DL
Antillophos elegans		Western Atlantic.	2 DL
Antillophos oxyglyptus		Western Atlantic.	2.43 DL
Antillophos smithi		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL
Antillophos virginiae		Western Atlantic.	2.8 DL
Bailya intricata	Intricate phos	Western Atlantic.	1.8 NG
Bailya parva	West Indian baily shell	Western Atlantic	2 DL
Bailya weberi	Banded phos	Western Atlantic.	2 NG
Bartschia agassizi		Western Atlantic.	3.73 DL
Bartschia canetae		Western Atlantic.	6.8 DL
Bartschia frumari		Western Atlantic.	3.44 DL
Belomitra chasmata		Western Atlantic.	0.55 DL
Belomitra christina		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Belomitra pourtalesii		Western Central Atlantic.	2.9 DL
Cantharus multangulus	Ribbed Cantharus	Western Central Atlantic.	3.15 DL
Colubraria testacea	Obscure dwarf triton	Western Atlantic.	4.02 DL
Colus perminutus		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Colus pubescens	Hairy whelk	Arctic and Western Atlant	8 DL
Engina corinnae		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Engina demanorum		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Engina janowskyi		Western Atlantic.	1.32 DL
Engina milleri		Western Central Atlantic	1.04 DL
Engina turbinella	White-spot Engina	Atlantic Ocean.	1.5 DL
Engoniophos unicinctus		Western Atlantic	2.2 DL
Eosipho atlanticus		Western Atlantic.	2.76 DL
Gemophos auritulus		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Gemophos filistriatus		Western Atlantic.	2.86 DL
Gemophos tinctus		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL
Liomesus stimpsoni		Western Atlantic.	5.2 DL
Manaria burkeae		Western Atlantic.	3.85 DL
Metula frausseni		Western Atlantic.	2.53 DL
Metula guppyi		Western Atlantic.	3.46 DL
Metula lintea		Western Atlantic.	2.7 DL
Metula minor		Western Atlantic.	1.54 DL
Metula significans		Western Atlantic.	5.45 DL
Monostiolum auratum		Western Atlantic.	2.14 DL
Monostiolum harryleei		Western Atlantic.	1.89 DL
Monostiolum rosewateri		Western Atlantic.	1.9 DL
Monostiolum tesselatum		Western Atlantic.
Monostiolum tessellatum		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Muricantharus harasewychi		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Nassaria fusiformis		Western Atlantic and West	4.5 ShH
Parviphos adelus		Western Atlantic	1.65 DL
Pisania pusio	Miniature trumpet triton	Atlantic Ocean.	4.8 DL
Pollia karinae		Western Atlantic.	2.3 DL
Ptychosalpinx globulus	Globose whelk	Western Atlantic.	4 DL
Ranella olearium	Little frog triton	Indo-West Pacific, Atlant	20.5 DL
Retimohnia acadiana		Western Atlantic.	2.09 DL
Retimohnia carolinensis		Western Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Solenosteira cancellaria		Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Steye janasaraiarum		Western Atlantic.	0.43 DL
Truncaria lindae		Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Volutopsius fragilis	Fragile whelk	Eastern Pacific, Western	2.3 DL

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