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Family: Fasciolariidae horse conchs, spindle shells (See list of species below)

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

Fasciolaria tulipa [True tulip]	No picture found Fusinus agatha []	No picture found Fusinus ansatus [Philippi's spindle]
No picture found Fusinus brasiliensis []	No picture found Fusinus carvalhoriosi []	No picture found Fusinus frenguelli []
No picture found Fusinus marmoratus []	No picture found Fusinus strigatus []	No picture found Hemipolygona beckyae []
No picture found Hemipolygona cariniferus []	No picture found Leucozonia granulilabris []	Leucozonia nassa [Chestnut latirus]
Leucozonia ocellata [White-spot latirus]	No picture found Leucozonia ponderosa []	No picture found Pleuroploca aurantiaca []
No picture found Polygona angulata []	No picture found Polygona bayeri []	No picture found Polygona devyanae []
No picture found Polygona infundibulum []	No picture found Polygona lactea []	No picture found Polygona ogum []
No picture found Polygona vermeiji []	No picture found Pustulatirus eppi []	No picture found Pustulatirus virginensis []

24 Species of Family Fasciolariidae
(horse conchs, spindle shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Fasciolaria tulipa	True tulip	Western Atlantic	25 NG
Fusinus agatha		Western Atlantic.	9.68 DL
Fusinus ansatus	Philippi's spindle	Western Atlantic.	20 DL
Fusinus brasiliensis		Western Atlantic.	12 DL
Fusinus carvalhoriosi		Western Atlantic.	18.2 DL
Fusinus frenguelli		Western Atlantic.	14.3 DL
Fusinus marmoratus		Western Atlantic and Indi	11.8 DL
Fusinus strigatus		Western Atlantic.	6.6 DL
Hemipolygona beckyae		Western Atlantic.	5.5 DL
Hemipolygona cariniferus		Western Atlantic.	7.3 DL
Leucozonia granulilabris		Western Atlantic.	7.15 DL
Leucozonia nassa	Chestnut latirus	Western Atlantic.	6.82 DL
Leucozonia ocellata	White-spot latirus	Western Atlantic and East	3.77 DL
Leucozonia ponderosa		Western Atlantic.	6.7 DL
Pleuroploca aurantiaca		Western Atlantic.	15 DL
Polygona angulata		Western Atlantic.	7.65 DL
Polygona bayeri		Western Atlantic.	3.9 DL
Polygona devyanae		Western Atlantic.	3.63 DL
Polygona infundibulum		Western Atlantic.	8 DL
Polygona lactea		Western Atlantic.	3.2 DL
Polygona ogum		Western Atlantic.	4.07 DL
Polygona vermeiji		Western Atlantic.	2.5 DL
Pustulatirus eppi		Western Atlantic.	2.4 DL
Pustulatirus virginensis		Western Atlantic.	3.7 DL

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