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Family: Trochidae Top shells (See list of species below)

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

Cittarium pica [West Indian top shell]	No picture found Dentistyla asperrima [Rough topsnail]	No picture found Gaza cubana []
No picture found Gaza fischeri []	No picture found Gaza superba [Superb gaza]	No picture found Gaza watsoni []
No picture found Haminoea glabra []	No picture found Lamellitrochus carinatus [Keeled solarelle]	No picture found Lamellitrochus inceratus [Waxy solarelle]
No picture found Lamellitrochus lamellosus [Lamellose solarelle]	No picture found Lischkeia imperialis []	Margarites costalis [Boreal rosy margarite]
No picture found Margarites euspirus []	No picture found Margarites scintillans []	No picture found Microgaza rotella [Dwarf gaza]
No picture found Mirachelus clinocnemus [Stooped mirachelus]	No picture found Mirachelus corbis [Basket mirachelus]	No picture found Planitrochus disculus []
No picture found Pseudostomatella coccinea []	No picture found Pseudostomatella cycloradiata []	No picture found Pseudostomatella erythrocoma [False stomatella]
No picture found Solariella actinophora []	No picture found Solariella carvalhoi []	No picture found Solariella iris []
No picture found Solariella lacunella [Channeled solarelle]	No picture found Solariella lubrica []	No picture found Solariella periscopia [Look-around solarelle]
Solariella pourtalesi []	No picture found Solariella tiara []	No picture found Solariella tubula []
No picture found Synaptocochlea picta [Painted false stomatella]

31 Species of Family Trochidae
(Top shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Cittarium pica	West Indian top shell	Western Central Atlantic.	18 SHW
Dentistyla asperrima	Rough topsnail	Western Central Atlantic.	0.85 DL
Gaza cubana		Western Central Atlantic.	2.87 DL
Gaza fischeri		Western Atlantic.	3 DL
Gaza superba	Superb gaza	Western Central Atlantic.	4 DL
Gaza watsoni		Western Atlantic
Haminoea glabra		Western Atlantic.	0.43 DL
Lamellitrochus carinatus	Keeled solarelle	Western Atlantic.	0.29 DL
Lamellitrochus inceratus	Waxy solarelle	Western Central Atlantic.	0.82 DL
Lamellitrochus lamellosus	Lamellose solarelle	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.42 DL
Lischkeia imperialis		Western Central Atlantic.	1.5 DL
Margarites costalis	Boreal rosy margarite	Eastern Pacific, Northern	2.5 TL
Margarites euspirus		Western Atlantic
Margarites scintillans		Western Central Atlantic	0.51 OT
Microgaza rotella	Dwarf gaza	Western Atlantic	0.68 DL
Mirachelus clinocnemus	Stooped mirachelus	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.45 DL
Mirachelus corbis	Basket mirachelus	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.5 DL
Planitrochus disculus		Western Atlantic
Pseudostomatella coccinea		Western Atlantic.	0.45 DL
Pseudostomatella cycloradiata		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Pseudostomatella erythrocoma	False stomatella	Western Central Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Solariella actinophora		Western Atlantic
Solariella carvalhoi		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL
Solariella iris		Western Atlantic.	0.55 DL
Solariella lacunella	Channeled solarelle	Western Atlantic.	0.87 DL
Solariella lubrica		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Solariella periscopia	Look-around solarelle	Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Solariella pourtalesi		Western Atlantic	1.03 DL
Solariella tiara		Western Central Atlantic	0.56 H
Solariella tubula		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Synaptocochlea picta	Painted false stomatella	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.7 DL

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