Family Identification Page
by Paul Monfils & David Touitou
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The first step of identifying a shell is clearly the determination of the family to which the shell belongs to. Then you will be able to browse the family in order to discover its Genus name and then the Species name. This page will help you to succed in the first step : identifying the shell's Family.
I would like to thank Mr. Paul Monfils who helped me so much in creating this page, by providing us the many great quality pictures and family identification help you will find on this page.
Molluscs ————-> Caudofoveata
————-> Solenogastres
————-> Placophora (Polyplacophora)
————-> Galeroconcha (Monoplacophora)
————-> Cephalopoda
————-> Bivalvia
————-> Scaphopoda
————-> Gasteropoda
CLICK ON THE FAMILY NAME TO ENLARGE PICTURE
Gasteropoda (Alphabetical Order)
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Acmaeidae |
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Acteonidae |
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Addisoniidae |
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Amathinidae |
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Amphibolidae |
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Angariidae |
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Aplysiidae |
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Aporrhaiidae |
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Architectonicidae |
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Buccinidae |
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Bullidae |
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Bullinidae |
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Bursidae |
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Calyptraeidae |
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Columbariidae |
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Cancellariidae |
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Capulidae |
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Cassidae |
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Ceriithidae |
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Columbariidae |
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Conidae |
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Coralliophilidae |
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Costellariidae |
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Cypraeidae |
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Campanilidae |
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Ellobiidae |
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Epitoniidae |
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Eulimidae |
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Fasciolariidae |
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Ficidae |
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Fissurellidae |
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Haliotidae |
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Haminoeidae |
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Harpidae |
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Hydatinidae |
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Hipponicidae |
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Janthinidae |
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Littorinidae |
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Lottiidae |
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Marginellidae |
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Mitridae |
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Muricidae 01 |
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Muricidae 02 |
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Melongenidae |
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Modulidae |
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Nassariidae |
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Naticidae |
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Neritidae |
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Neritopsidae |
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Olividae |
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Ovulidae |
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Philinidae |
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Pleurotomariidae |
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Pyramidellidae |
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Patellidae |
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Personidae |
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Phasianellidae |
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Planaxidae |
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Potamididae |
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Ranellidae |
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Ringiculidae |
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Rissoidae |
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Siphonariidae |
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Stomatellidae |
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Scaphandridae |
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Strombidae 1 |
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Strombidae 2 |
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Siliquariidae |
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Struthiolariidae |
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Terebridae |
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Tonnidae |
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Triviidae |
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Turridae |
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Turritellidae |
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Trichotropidae |
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Turbinellidae |
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Turbinidae |
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Trochidae |
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Thiaridae |
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Umbraculidae |
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Volutidae |
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Vermetidae |
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Vanikoridae |
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Xenophoridae |