Sea mussels - Sea snails - Starfish - Sea urchins -
Mollusks (molluscs) - Land snails
Pinctada martensi with pearls
presented by Michael Palomino (2010 - translation 2023)
2. Conches (sea
snails)
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The sheet with the
general information about the snails and
their shells
This general indication is given for the
snails of the family "Neritidae". The
owner of the Maritime Museum of Arica,
Mr. Nicolas Hrepic, gives general
information about the snails
(translation):
<Practically all snails have a
spherical shape in large spirals. The
houses are made of lime. Therefore, they
can store water in it and withstand
periods without moisture. Structure and
shapes are very different.>
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2.1. Sea snails,
showcase 1
Thaididae - Neritidae - Bursidae
Neretina
communis, zoom; family: Neritidae;
region: Indo-Pacific region;
such bright colors are rare
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2.2. Sea snails,
showcase 2
Turridae - Fasciolaridae - Tonnidae - and
one sea snail from the Turbinellidae
family
Fusiturricula
jaquensis,
zoom; family: Turridae; region: northern
to central Chile; looks like a drilling
system
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2.3. Sea snails,
showcase 3
Terebridae - Littorinidae - Turritellidae
- Trochidae
Tectarius
coronatus, zoom; family:
Littorinidae; region: Philippines; they
look like duncecaps
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2.4. Sea snails,
showcase 4
Cymatiidae - Ranellidae - Cymathidae -
Cassidae
Distorsio
reticulata; family: Ranellidae; region:
Indo-Pacific region; looks like "rib
bows"
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2.6. Sea snails,
showcase 6
Conidae (02)
Conus
textile suzannae; family: Conidae;
region: Kenia, Sansibar (Africa); look
like little bombs
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2.7. Sea snails,
showcase 7
Volutidae
Aulica
imperialis, family: Volutidae; region:
Indo-Pacific region; look like
sunflowers or crowns
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2.8. Sea snails,
showcase 8
Buccinidae - Melongenidae - Mitridae -
Costellaridae
Vexillum
regina filiareginae; family: Mitridae;
region: Philippines; look like
chopsticks
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2.9. Sea snails,
showcase 9
Astraenidae - Turbinidae - Strombus gigas
- and more sea snails from other families
Strombus
gigas, total view; family: Strombidae;
region: Indo-Pacific region; this snail
is changing much it's form during the
growing process
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2.10. Sea snails,
showcase 10
Harpidae - Marginellidae -
Architectonicidae - Columbellidae -
Angaridae - Turbinidae - Dentalidae -
Cancellaridae - and sea snails of other
families
Architectonica
maxima, zoom; family:
Architectonicidae; region: Indo-Pacific
region; this design is a great mandala
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2.11. Sea snails,
showcase 11
Cerithidae - Nassaridae - and more sea
snails with different colors
Nassarius
stolatus, zoom; family:
Nassaridae; region: Indo-Pacific region;
these colors are very tender
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2.13. Sea snails,
showcase 13
Olividae - Ficidae - Naticidae
Oliva
peruviana fulgurata, zoom; family:
Olividae; region: Chile and Peru;
looks like olives or dates...
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2.14. Sea snails,
showcase 14
Strombidae: Lambis - Tibia - Terebellum -
Strombus
Lambis
chiragra, zoom; family:
Strombidae; region: Indo-Pacific region;
looks like cow horns...
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2.15. Sea snails,
showcase 15
Fissurellidae - Diodora - Siphonariidae -
Nacellidae - Patellidae - Acmaeidae -
Calyptraeidae - and sea snails of more
families
Fissurella
maxima; family: Fissurellidae; region:
Peru; their form is like little
volcanoes
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2.16. Sea snails,
showcase 16
Cypraeidea
Cypraea
mappa, Cypraea mappa, map porcelain
shell, zoom; family: Cypraeidae; region:
Indo-Pacific region; this sea shell can
draw a map in the stile of the 15th
century, very rare...
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3. Starfish
Asteroidae - Echinodermata - Asteridae -
Oreasteridae
Stichaster
striatus, zoom; family: Asteroidae; region:
Chile and Peru; in this upright position the
starfish looks like a comic figure
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4. Urchins
Cidaridae - Echinometridae - Echinoidea -
Mellitidae - Laganidae - Toxopneustidae -
Echinodermatidae
Urchin Cidaris
cidaris, zoom; family: Cidaridae; region: whole
world (cosmopolitan) ni warm waters; this is a
dead shell without thorns...
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5. Mollusks
Argonautidae - Spondillidae - Nautilidae
Nautilus pompilius
in brown and white; family: Nautilidae; region:
western Pacific; this is really a very big
"house"...
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6. More classes of
animals
Crabs - Crayfish - Cirripedia - Corals - Lobsters
- Fish
Coral: Gorgonia
ventalina; family: Gogoniidae; region:
Caribbean; this form reminds of a big tree
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Continental animals
look on the Nature Index where the continental snails are:
Freshwater
snails (German)
Earth snails, showcase 18
(German)
Vendor of sea shells and
sea snails
India:
Anu Iyyappan
sirangeevi3@gmail.com
I.ANU,
4/101, SASTHRI NAGAR,
EDALAKUDY, KOTTAR (P.O),
NAGERCOIL,
TAMIL NADU ,
INDIA : 629 002
Snail mail-order company (shipping of snail shells):
http://www.sternsand.de/de/dept_12.html
Sources
[web01] http://www.seashellhub.com/VietnamShell.html
[web02]
http://microseashell.com/bbs/view.php?id=Bivalvia&page=2&sn1=&divpage=1&sn=off&ss=on&sc=on&&select_arrange=hit&desc=desc&no=199
1.1. Sea shells, showcase 1 - 1.2.
Sea shells, showcase 2 - 1.3. Sea shells, showcase 3 -
1.4. Sea shells, showcase 4 - 1.5. Sea shells, showcase
5 - 1.6. Sea shells, showcase 6 -- 2. Conches (sea
snails) - 2.1. Sea snails, showcase 1 Thaididae -
Neritidae - Bursidae - 2.2. Sea snails, showcase 2
Turridae - Fasciolaridae - Tonnidae - and one sea snail
from the Turbinellidae family - 2.3. Sea snails,
showcase 3 Terebridae - Littorinidae - Turritellidae -
Trochidae - 2.4. Sea snails, showcase 4 Cymatiidae -
Ranellidae - Cymathidae - Cassidae - 2.5. Sea snails,
showcase 5 Conidae (01) - 2.6. Sea snails, showcase 6
Conidae (02) - 2.7. Sea snails, showcase 7 Volutidae -
2.8. Sea snails, showcase 8 Buccinidae - Melongenidae -
Mitridae - Costellaridae - 2.9. Sea snails, showcase 9
Astraenidae - Turbinidae - Strombus gigas - and more sea
snails from other families - 2.10. Sea snails, showcase
10 Harpidae - Marginellidae - Architectonicidae -
Columbellidae - Angaridae - Turbinidae - Dentalidae -
Cancellaridae - and sea snails of other families - 2.11.
Sea snails, showcase 11 Cerithidae - Nassaridae - and
more sea snails with different colors - 2.12. Sea
snails, showcase 12 Muricidae - 2.13. Sea snails,
showcase 13 Olividae - Ficidae - Naticidae - 2.14. Sea
snails, showcase 14 Strombidae: Lambis - Tibia -
Terebellum - Strombus - 2.15. Sea snails, showcase 15
Fissurellidae - Diodora - Siphonariidae - Nacellidae -
Patellidae - Acmaeidae - Calyptraeidae - and sea snails
of more families - 2.16. Sea snails, showcase 16
Cypraeidea - 2.17. Sea snails, showcase 17 Haliotidae -
3. Starfish Asteroidae - Echinodermata - Asteridae -
Oreasteridae - 4. Urchins Cidaridae - Echinometridae -
Echinoidea - Mellitidae - Laganidae - Toxopneustidae -
Echinodermatidae - 5. Mollusks Argonautidae -
Spondillidae - Nautilidae - 6. More classes of animals
Crabs - Crayfish - Cirripedia - Corals - Lobsters - Fish
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