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Sea Museum of Arica (Chile) 2.8.: conches (sea snails), showcase 8

Buccinidae - Melongenidae - Mitridae - Costellaridae

Babylonia spirata, zoom Family: Buccinidae Region: Indian Ocean	Melongena melongena, zoom Family: Melongenidae Region: Caribbean	Vexillum regina filiareginae Family: Mitridae Region: Philippinen
	Vexillum lyratum, zoom Family: Costellaridae Region: Sea of China

presented by Michael Palomino (2010 - translation 2023)

Buccinidae The leaflet about the sea snails of the  Buccinidae family <This is a large family whose subspecies live in both cold and warm seas. The snails of this family can be very diverse, with conical-ovate to spindle-shaped snails, with a longer or shorter siphon channel. They eat dead animals (they are scavengers).>
Babylonia areolata Family: Buccinidae Region: western Pacific	Babylonia areolata, zoom
Babylonia spirata Family: Buccinidae Region: Indian Ocean	Babylonia spirata, zoom
Babylonia sp Family: Buccinidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Babylonia sp, zoom
Babylonia perforata Family: Buccinidae Region: Sea of China	Babylonia perforata, zoom
Cantharus tranquebaricus Family: Buccinidae Region: Indian Ocean	Cantharus tranquebaricus, zoom
Ancistrolepsis vietnamiensis Family: Buccinidae Region: Sea of China	Ancistrolepsis vietnamiensis, zoom
Buccinum undatum Family: Buccinidae Region: northern seas and Mediterranean	Buccinum undatum, zoom
Buccinum linea Family: Buccinidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Buccinum linea, zoom
Aeneator fontanei Family: Buccinidae Region: central and southern Chile	Aeneator fontanei, zoom
Phos senticosus Family: Buccinidae Region: Philippines	Phos senticosus, zoom
Dorsanum moniliferum Family: Buccinidae Region: Brasil	Dorsanum moniliferum, zoom
Syrinx aruanus, placa Family: Buccinidae Region: Australia	Syrinx aruanus, zoom
Northia northiae Family: Buccinidae Region: from the Sea of Cortez (Gulf of California [web01]) down to Peru (along the Pacific coast line from Mexico passing Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador to Peru)	Northia northiae, zoom
Colubraria muricata Family: Buccinidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Colubraria muricata, zoom
Cantharus spiralis Family: Buccinidae Region: Indian Ocean Cantharus spiralis, zoom 01 Cantharus spiralis, zoom 02, vista de atrás
Cantharus melanostomus Family: Buccinidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Cantharus melanostomus, zoom
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Hidsia magnifica Family: Buccinidae Region: no indication	Hidsia magnifica, zoom

Melongenidae The leaflet about the sea snails of the  Melongenidae family <These are carnivorous mollusks (molluscs) with a medium to large snail shell. They live mainly in salty tropical waters or mud, sometimes near mangroves. They eat other animals (they are predators) and they eat dead animals (they are scavengers).>
Busycon spiratum Family: Melongenidae Region: from the southeast of the Crazy States ("USA") to Mexico	Busycon spiratum, zoom
Busycon spiratum, zoom 01	Busycon spiratum, zoom 02
Melongena corona Family: Melongenidae Region: from Florida to Mexico	Melongena corona, zoom
Pugilina cochlidium Family: Melongenidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Pugilina cochlidium, zoom
Voleman carinifera Family: Melongenidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Voleman carinifera, total view
Voleman carinifera, zoom
Melongena patula, total view
Melongena patula, placa Family: Melongenidae Region: from California to Peru (along the Pacific coast line from California passing Mexico, Guatemala, El Salvador, Nicaragua, Costa Rica, Panama, Columbia, Ecuador to Peru)	Melongena patula, zoom
Melongena sp Family: Melongenidae Region: no indication	Melongena sp, zoom
Hemifusus tuba Family: Melongenidae Region: Japan	Hemifusus tuba, zoom
Melongena melongena Family: Melongenidae Region: Caribbean	Melongena melongena, zoom
Hemifusus ternatanus Family: Melongenidae Region: southeast Asia	Hemifusus ternatanus, zoom
Busycon carica, placa Family: Melongenidae Region: eastern Florida	Busycon carica
Busycon carica, zoom
Busycon contrarium 01 Family: Melongenidae Region: Crazy States ("USA")	Busycon contrarium 02
Busycon contrarium, zoom
Volema myristica Family: Melongenidae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Volema myristica, zoom
Busycon canalicatum Family: Melongenidae Region: east coast of the Crazy States ("USA")	Busycon canalicatum, zoom

Mitridae
Vexillum exasperatum Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum exasperatum, zoom
Mitra papalis Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region
Mitra mitra, placa Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region Mitra mitra, zoom	Mitra mitra, total view
Vexillum formosense Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum formosense, zoom
Mitra zonata Family: Mitridae Region: Alboranic Sea (western Mediterranean between Spain and Africa [web02])	Mitra zonata, zoom
Pterygia crenulata Family: Mitridae Region: Sea of China	Pterygia crenulata, zoom
Vexillum curviliratum Family: Mitridae Region: Philippines	Vexillum curviliratum, zoom

Vexillum regina filiareginae Family: Mitridae Region: Philippines	Vexillum regina filiareginae, zoom 81
Vexillum plicarium Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum plicarium, zoom
Vexillum sculptile Family: Mitridae Region: southwest Pacific	Vexillum sculptile, zoom
Vexillum sanguisugum Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum sanguisugum, zoom
Mitra helenae Family: Mitridae Region: Caribbean	Mitra helenae, zoom
Vexillum acupictum Family: Mitridae Region: Mozambique (East Africa)	Vexillum acupictum, zoom
Mitra puncticulata Family: Mitridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Mitra puncticulata, zoom
Mitra orientalis Family: Mitridae Region: Columbia to northern Chile	Mitra orientalis, zoom
Mitra eremitarium Family: Mitridae Region: Philippines	Mitra eremitarium, zoom
Mitra incompta Family: Mitridae Region: Tansania (East Africa)	Mitra incompta, zoom

Costellaridae
Vexillum rugosum Family: Costellaridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum rugosum, zoom
Vexillum balteolatum Family: Costellaridae Region: Indo-Pacific region and Japan	Vexillum balteolatum, zoom
Vexillum lyratum Family: Costellaridae Region: Sea of China	Vexillum lyratum, zoom
Vexillum vulpecula Family: Costellaridae Region: Sea of China	Vexillum vulpecula, zoom
Vexillum gruneri Family: Costellaridae Region: Philippines, Bohol Island	Vexillum gruneri, zoom
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Vexillum cacellaroides Family: Costellaridae Region: Indo-Pacific region	Vexillum cacellaroides, zoom

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Sources
[web01] http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Golfo_de_California
[web02] http://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mar_de_Alborán

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