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Families Videos Citations| SUBFAMILY: BATHYTOMA | SUBFAMILY: CLAVATULINAE | SUBFAMILY: CLAVUS |
| SUBFAMILY: CRASSISPIRINAE | SUBFAMILY: COCHLESPIRINAE | SUBFAMILY: LEUCOSRINX |
| SUBFAMILY: ZONULISPIRINAE | SUBFAMILY: TURRINAE |
Bathytoma
| Bathytoma carnicolor | Bathytoma isabelita | Bathytoma tippetti | Bathytoma solomonensis |
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| Clavus canalicularis | |||
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| Leucosyrinx queenslandia | |||
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Conidae
| SUBFAMILY: CONINAE | SUBFAMILY: CLATHURELLINAE | SUBFAMILY: CONORBINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: CONUS | SUBFAMILY: OENOPOTINAE | SUBFAMILY: MANGELIINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: DAPHNELLINAE | SUBFAMILY: TARANINAE | SUBFAMILY: SIPHOPSINAE |
| ione | memiae | aphrodite | vimineus | californicus | regius |
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| brunneus | imperialis | planorbis | litoglyphus | balteatus | vittatus |
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| boeticus | glans | viola | princeps | parecellens | mustelinus |
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| geographus | striatus | gaugini | monachus | dusaveli | bullatus |
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| magus | textile | dalli | episcopatus | marmoreus | eburneus |
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| pulicarius | purpurascens | eximius | parius | radiatus | spectrum |
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Terebridae
| SUBFAMILY: TEREBRIDAE |
| pertusa (153-155) | stearnsii (156- 158) | pretiosa (197-199) |
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| fijiensis (149-151) | variegata (179-181) | Hastula strigilata (146-148) |
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Columbariidae
| SUBFAMILY: COLUMBARIINAE |
| Columbarium pagodoides 137-139 |
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Fasciolariidae
| SUBFAMILY: FASCIOLARIIDAE | SUBFAMILY: FASCIOLARIINAE | SUBFAMILY: FUSININAE |
| SUBFAMILY: PERISTERNIINAE |
| Fasciolariidae 165-167 |
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| Fusinus 209-211 |
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Buccinidae
| SUBFAMILY: BUCCININAE | SUBFAMILY: VOLUTOPSIINAE | SUBFAMILY: PHOTINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: PISANIINAE |
Melongenidae
| SUBFAMILY: MELONGENINAE |
| Melongena 236-238 | Syrinx aruanus 203-205 |
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| Busycon perversum 206-208 | |
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Babyloniidae
| SUBFAMILY: NASSARIINAE |
| Babylonia aerolata 182-184 |
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Nassariidae
| SUBFAMILY: NASSARIINAE | SUBFAMILY: CYLLENINAE | SUBFAMILY: DORSANINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: BULLIINAE | SUBFAMILY: INCERTAEI SEDIS |
Columbellidae
| SUBFAMILY: COLUMBELLINAE | SUBFAMILY: PYRENINAE |
Volutidae
| SUBFAMILY: VOLUTINAE | SUBFAMILY: ATHLETINAE | SUBFAMILY: LYRIINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: FULGORARIINAE | SUBFAMILY: CYMBIINAE | SUBFAMILY: ZIDONINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: ODONTOCYMBIOLINAE | SUBFAMILY: HALINAE | SUBFAMILY: CALLIOTECTINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: VOLUTILITHINAE |
| Cymbiola aulica (formpalawanica) 170-172 |
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| Volutoconus bednalli 200-202 |
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Marginellidae
| SUBFAMILY: MARGINELLONINAE | SUBFAMILY: MARGINELLINAE |
| Marginella cingulata 143-145 |
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Olividae
| SUBFAMILY: OLIVINAE | SUBFAMILY: ANCILLINAE | SUBFAMILY: OLIVELLINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: AGARONIINAE | SUBFAMILY: STREPSIDURINAE |
Harpidae
| SUBFAMILY: HARPINAE | SUBFAMILY: MORUMINAE |
Mitridae
| SUBFAMILY: MITRINAE | SUBFAMILY: CYLINDROMITRINAE | SUBFAMILY: IMBRICARIINAE |
| Mitra stctica 140-142 |
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Costellariidae
| SUBFAMILY: Costellariidae |
| Vexillum coccineum(173-175) dennisoni (176-178) |
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Cancellariidae
| SUBFAMILY: CANCELLARIINAE |
| Trigonostoma pellucidum 188-190 |
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Cystiscidae
| SUBFAMILY: PLESIOCYSTISCINAE | SUBFAMILY: CYSTISCINAE | SUBFAMILY: PERSICULINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: GRANULININAE | SUBFAMILY: ADMETINAE | SUBFAMILY: PLESIOTRITONINAE |
Drilliidae
| SUBFAMILY: DRILLIINAE |
Pseudomelatomidae
| SUBFAMILY: STRICTISPIRINAE |
Muricidae
| SUBFAMILY: MURICINAE | SUBFAMILY: MURICOPSINA | SUBFAMILY: TYPHINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: TROPHONINAE | SUBFAMILY: OCENEBRINAE | SUBFAMILY: TRIPTEROTYPHINAE |
| SUBFAMILY: ERGALATAXINAE | SUBFAMILY: RAPANINAE | SUBFAMILY: CORALLIOPHILINAE |
| _Pterynotus (191-193) | Murex pecten (125-127, 212-214) |
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| Coralliophila vicdani (167-169) | Magilus antiquus (242-245) |
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| Rapa incurva (246-249) | |
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| Latiaxis (Babelomurex spinosus 134-136) | |
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Chryptochordidae
Turbinellidae
| SUBFAMILY: VASINAE | SUBFAMILY: TURBINELLINAE | SUBFAMILY: PTYCHATRACTINAE |
| Tudicola armigera 194-196 |
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| Conus Feeding | Buccind Feeding | Conus Laying Eggsacs |
Conus Feeding:
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| Conus geographus eating Clown Fish | Conus Manachus eating goldfish |
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| Close-up of Conus geographus Rostrum |   |
Buccind Feeding:
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| Colubraria muricata closeup of feeding on blood of fish | Colubraria muricata fish escaping |
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| Colubraria nitidula approaching fish with proboscis | Colubraria muricata approaching fish with proboscis |
Building Egg Sac:
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| Conus californicus building egg sac on aquarium wall | Conus californicus inserting egg sac |
Images and Video Citations:
Photo images credited to Kerry Matz
Video images credited as follows:
Conus:
* Conus geographus eating clown fish
* Conus Manachus eating goldfish
(Credit the Olivera Laboratory and KUHZ)
Buccind:
* Colubraria muricata closeup of feeding on blood of fish
* Colubraria muricata fish escaping
* Colubraria nitidula approaching fish with proboscis
* Colubraria muricata approaching fish with proboscis
(Credit Marco Oliverio and Stefano Schiaparelli)
Use of video footage or images is not allowed without the written permission of the Author Stefano Schiaparelli steschia@dipteris.unige.it
Building Egg Sac:
Conus:
* Conus californicus building egg sac on aquarium wall
* Conus californicus inserting egg sac
(Credit Estuardo Lopez Vera)
For permission to use images or videos for species other than Colubraria, please contact Baldomero Olivera, olivera@biology.utah.edu
















































































