Latin name: Strombus gallus
English name: Rooster Tailconch
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Pholionaceae, Pholionaceae.
Introduction: The spiral tower is high, and the shell is solid. In terms of volume, it is lighter in weight. The outward extension of the shell mouth protrusion forms an angle with the spiral tower, which seems to be just in balance with the downward extension of the front water pipe trench. All spiral layers are surrounded by obvious blunt nodules under thin and deep suture lines. There are flat ridges on the body layer and protruding protrusions. Phoenix snail has a deep notch, milky white shell surface with brown stripes, and golden brown shell mouth. The background color is sometimes purple. )
Size: 13cm
Distribution: West Indies.
golden axe phoenix snail
Latin name: Strombus listeri
English name: Lister's Conch
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Pholionaceae, Pholionaceae.
introduction: the shell is thin and light, the spiral tower is slender, and the body layer is more than half of the total shell height. Early spiral layer convex circle; In the later stage, the spiral layer began to tilt, and then fell vertically; The suture is shallow. The body layer is smooth and curved; The shell lip expands outward, its outer edge is parallel to the screw axis, and there is a finger-like protrusion at the end. The inner lip sliding layer on the screw layer is thin. Each layer of the spiral tower has obvious longitudinal ribs and intersects with the thinner spiral ribs. The shell is white with brown stripes and stripes. It used to be regarded as a rare treasure, but now it is more common. )
Size: 13cm
Distribution: Indian Ocean.
habitat: deep seabed.
Gu Mi snail
Latin name: Marginella nebulosa
English name: Cloudy Margin Shell
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Gu Mi snail family.
Introduction: The spiral tower is short, the shell top is low, the suture line is covered by the sliding layer, and the body layer is below the shoulder. The shell mouth is large, the outer lip is curved, and there are four strong folds under the screw shaft. The shell surface is beige or yellow, and the intermittent spiral belt is composed of gray or light brown patches with black edges.
size: 4cm
distribution: south Africa
habitat: offshore sand bottom.
reticulated long-nosed snail
Latin name: varicospira cancelata
English name: cancelate beakshell
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Pholionaceae, Pholionaceae.
introduction: shells are thick and long. Narrow shell opening; Thickened outer lip has wavy edge; The screw shaft extends upward to become a part of the curved rear water pipe trench; There are deep spiral grooves between smooth longitudinal ribs. The shell surface is brown, the shell mouth is purple, and the outer lip and screw shaft are white.
size: 3cm
distribution: western Pacific of India
habitat: offshore waters.
red snail
Latin name: Pleuroploca trapezium
English name: Trapezium Horse Conch
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Spirulina.
Introduction: The spiral tower is high, with a large body layer, and the shell top is often defective. The suture line is shallow, the shell mouth is large and the screw shaft is smooth. There are large tumors arranged spirally around the periphery of the spiral layer and the shoulder of the body layer, and the spiral lines are distributed in pairs, with strong growth ridges and occasional repair growth marks. The shell surface is light red and cream. This species is the most representative red snail.
size: 13cm
distribution: tropical indo-Pacific
habitat: shallow seabed near coral.
snipe skull snail
Latin name: Hautellum Hautellum
English name: Snip's Bill Murex
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
introduction: the shell is solid, the spiral tower is low, the body layer is large, and the front water pipe ditch is straight and extremely long. There are obvious longitudinal ribs on the spiral layer in the later stage, and some of them develop into longitudinal expansion ribs, about three on each spiral layer. The suture line is slightly grooved, the shell mouth is wide open, and the outer lip has weak teeth. The longitudinal expansion ribs are smooth, with small sharp corners, and strong thin spiral ribs cross these sharp corners, and there are almost no spines in the front water pipe ditch. The shell surface is milky white or pink, with brown patches and short lines, and long lines on the longitudinal expansion ribs; The shell lip is orange or pink. This is the largest common bone snail in this genus.
size: 13cm
distribution: indo-Pacific
habitat: intertidal beach.
Ampullaria gigantea
Latin name: Vasum tubiferum
English name: imperial vessel
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Ampullidae.
Description: The shell is heavy, solid and oval, with extremely wide shoulders. The spiral tower is of medium height, the spiral layer is often worn in the early stage, the shell mouth is narrow, the end is connected with the short front water pipe ditch, the whole outer lip is wrinkled and the upper end is angular. The screw axis is extremely straight, with five folds, the middle one is the strongest, and the umbilical hole is small and deep. In the later stage, the spiral layer and the body layer are decorated with wide longitudinal folds, and there are long and short tubular spines on the longitudinal folds in a spiral arrangement. The shell surface is white with brown patches. (Latin scientific name emphasizes the tubular spines of this snail)
Size: 9cm
Distribution: Ballaven Island, Philippines
Habitat: shallow seabed.
Ampullaria gigas
Latin name: Hemifusus colossus
English name: Colossal False Fusus
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Ampullidae.
Introduction: Snails are long and big, with thick and solid shells and high towers, accounting for about one third of the total snail length. The spiral layer is round, the shoulder is angular, and it narrows near the suture line. The mouth of the shell is long and narrow, the end of which is connected with the wide front water pipe ditch, and the spiral rib intersects with the weak longitudinal growth ridge. Shell confession or milky yellow, shell lipstick orange. This screw can be used as horn by cutting off the top of the screw.
Size: 25cm
Distribution: Japan, Southeast Asia.
habitat: offshore waters.
Oncomelania spinosa
Latin name: Hexaplex radix
English name: Radish Murex
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
introduction: the shell is thick, big and heavy, the spiral tower is small and sharp, the body layer is extremely expanded, and the umbilical hole is deep. The suture line is shallow and difficult to see, and the front water pipe trench is of medium length and width. There are 6-11 longitudinal expansion ribs on the body layer, which are covered with spines, making the shell surface prickly. When the spine and the spiral rib are staggered, the end of the spine develops into a wrinkled edge and is slightly curved. The screw shaft is smooth and the outer lip is serrated. The shell surface is white, the spine is purple-black, the inner wall of the spine and the connected thin spiral belt are the darkest, and most of the spiral towers are white. (Note: this is the heaviest bony snail with the most spines)
Size: 11cm
Distribution: Barama to Ecuador
Habitat: rocky reefs in intertidal zone.
coronidae
coronidae
Cassidae; Helmet shell
A family of Gastropoda in Mollusca. Shells are relatively swollen and oval or triangular. The spiral part is low and the spiral layer of the body is enlarged. There are often vertical swollen veins on the spiral layer, smooth or thin spiral grooves on the shell surface, nodular protrusions and reddish-brown patches or patterns. Tropical species and temperate common species are all seafood. Living on the sandy or muddy seabed near the low tide line to a depth of 3 meters. It can be found in the coastal areas of China, with about 16 recorded species, and there are Tangguansnail in Xisha Islands. The shell is for ornamental and shell carving, and the meat is edible. It is also widely distributed in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and Indian Ocean.
Oncomelania Duchenne
Latin name: Fusinus Dupetthouarsi
English name: DU Petit's Spindle
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Spirogyraceae.
introduction: the shell is long and solid, the spiral tower is slightly longer than the front water pipe trench, the suture line is deep, and the length of the shell mouth is greater than the width. At the early stage, the spiral layer was narrow and the surface was decorated with extremely thick longitudinal ribs, and then the longitudinal ribs on the spiral layer began to weaken or even disappear. All spiral layers have spiral ridges, and the spiral ridges of the lower spiral layers have sharp edges, and those located at the periphery are the most developed, and sometimes develop into round tumors. The front water pipe ditch is spacious and sometimes slightly curved, which is connected with the shell mouth. The screw shaft is smooth, but there are some screw ridges. The shell surface is white, sometimes with light brown stripes. (Note: Fresh snail shells have bluish-brown shells. )
Size: 2cm
Distribution: Baja California to Ecuador
Habitat: Indo-Pacific.
snail
Latin name: Fusinus salisburyi
English name: Salisbury's Spindle
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Spirogyraceae.
Introduction: The shell is large and solid, the spiral tower is about the same length as the front water pipe trench, and the suture line is deep. The longitudinal folds on the early spiral layer gradually become short and blunt protrusions in the later stage. Each spiral layer has spiral ridges, the shell mouth is oval, the spiral shaft has obvious edges and some folds, and the outer edge and the front water pipe groove edge are serrated. The umbilicus is small and deep, and the fresh shell has a yellowish thick shell. (Note: the Latin scientific name is named after Albert Salisbury, a British shellfish scholar)
Size: 19cm
Distribution: southern Japan to eastern Australia.
habitat: deep seabed.
Ampullaria gigas
Latin name: Chicoreus ramosus
English name: Branched Murex, white Murex
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
Introduction: The shell is big and heavy, with low spire, swollen body and angular shoulders. There are three layers of longitudinal expansion ribs on each spiral layer, with one or two tumor-like longitudinal ribs between them. There are short spines with wrinkled edges on the longitudinal expansion ribs and the front water pipe ditch, and the slender spiral ridges are covered with the shell body. The outer lip is serrated, and there is a strong tooth near the lower end. The screw axis is smooth, the shell surface is white, and there are brown ridges and patches; The screw shaft is pink. (Note: The largest and heaviest bone snail is often used for decoration. )
Size: 2cm
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Habitat: coral reef.
Onion snail
Latin name: Rapa rapa
English name: Rapa Snail
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
Description: It looks like an onion, with a flat top and almost no body layer. The shell is thin and fragile, and the spiral tower is short. The screw shaft is straight and smooth, and the lower half of the shaft shield expands to form a thin slice separated from the body layer. The front water pipe ditch is wide and open, some are straight, and some are extremely bent to one side. Strong spiral ribs are all over the shell, forming a sawtooth shape at the edge of the outer lip. Seen from the top of the shell, the wide groove is full of thin longitudinal ridges. In the wide groove at the top of the body layer, the longitudinal ridges are more dense and wrinkled; The shell surface is uniformly white. (Note: This is the largest onion snail. )
Size: 7.5cm
Distribution: Western Pacific.
habitat: among soft corals.
(This picture shows onion snail in cold zone)
Crassus gigantea
Latin name: Morum grande
English name: Giant Morum
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Quail Superfamily, Tangguansnail family.
introduction: the shells are thick and firm; The body layer is long, more than twice the length of the spiral tower, and the suture line is groove-shaped. Each layer of the tower snail has a strong shoulder angle, while the shoulder angle of the body layer is weak, the shell mouth is long and narrow, the outer lip is thickened, and the inner edge has obvious and evenly distributed teeth. The sliding layer of axial lip is thin and wide, covered with folds and warts. The spiral ribs are strong and intersect with the longitudinal ribs composed of grooved scales. The shell surface is yellow and white, with four brown spiral bands, corresponding dark spots on the outer lip, and the sliding layer of the shell mouth and shaft lip is white. (This is the largest species of this genus)
Size: 5.7cm
Distribution: Western Pacific.
habitat: deep seabed.
Spirogyra versicolor
Latin name: Fusinus nicobalicus
English name: Nicobar Spindle
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Spirogyraceae.
introduction: the shell is heavy and angular, the spiral tower is slightly higher than the front water pipe ditch, and the shell mouth is moderately narrow. At the early stage, the suture line in the spiral layer was extremely shallow, but in the body layer it was narrow and grooved. The longitudinal ribs of the upper spiral layer swell round, making it look fat, while the lower three spiral layers are angular because the longitudinal ribs become obvious tumors and are connected by a wide spiral rib; Each spiral layer is flat on the lower side of this spiral rib. There is a secondary spiral rib on the body layer, forming another corner. The shell surface is white with brown stripes; The shell mouth is white. Note: Compared with similar snails with single color, the dark brown pattern on the shell surface is gorgeous and particularly eye-catching. )
Size: 11cm
Distribution: Indo-Pacific
Habitat: shallow water.
Rana jinkouensis
Latin name: Tutufa rubeta
English name: Ruddy Frog Shell
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Quail Snail Superfamily, Rana Snail Family.
Introduction: The shell is big and heavy, with oval body layer and shallow and uneven suture. The spiral ribs on the shell surface are rough, and there is a circle of blunt nodules around the spiral layer in the later stage. There are about 5 strong spiral ribs in the lower half of the body layer; The longitudinal expansion ribs are prominent and widely spaced. There are strong teeth along the outer lip edge. The shell surface is milky white with brown stripes, the outer lip is bright red, and the tooth end is white.
size: 1cm
distribution: tropical Indo-Pacific
habitat: under coastal rocks.
gorgeous bone snail
also known as rose rock snail and cone snail
Latin name: Drupa rubusidaeus
English name: Strawberry snail
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
introduction: the snail is spherical, the spiral tower is short, and the shell top of the adult shell is nearly flat. There are about 5 rows of spines around the body layer, and the side of the spine closest to the outer lip is cracked, and the shell surface is milky yellow; The snail axis of adult shellfish is bright pink.
size: 5cm
distribution: tropical Indo-Pacific
habitat: intertidal reef.
Lacunate snail
Latin name: Siratus lacinatus
English name: Lacnate murex
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
Introduction: The spiral tower is high and has a large body layer. Each spiral layer has three scaly longitudinal expansion ribs. There are spiral ribs in other parts of the shell surface, which intersect with the groove-like scales. The front water pipe ditch is short and wide, and the outer lip has small teeth; The screw shaft is smooth. The shell surface is orange or light brown, the longitudinal expansion ribs are dark, the shell top is pink or dark brown, and the screw shaft is purple.
size: 5cm
distribution: tropical Pacific.
habitat: coral and sand bottom.
witch bone snail
Latin name: Murex troscheli
English name: Troschel's Murex
Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania superfamily, Oncomelania.
introduction: the shell is big and has spines all over it.