APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Buccinum
Buccinum undatum (Linnaeus, 1758) - Common whelk
Buccinum undatum undatum var. carinatum
- Common whelk
Chauvetia
Chauvetia brunnea (Donovan, 1804) - Least whelk
Colus
Colus gracilis (da Costa, 1778) - Slender spindle shell
Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786)
Colus jeffreysianus (Fischer P., 1868)
Neptunea
Neptunea antiqua (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Red Whelk or Buckie
Neogastropoda (Order) > Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassariinae (Subfamily)
- Dog whelks
Tritia (formerly Nassarius)
Tritia corniculum (Olivi, 1792) - Horn nassa
Tritia elata (Gould, 1845)
- A Mud snail / Dog whelk
Tritia incrassata (Strøm, 1768)
- Thick-lipped dog whelk
Tritia nitida (Jeffreys, 1867)
- A Mud snail / Dog whelk
Tritia pygmaea (Lamarck, 1822)
- Dwarf dog-whelk
Tritia reticulata (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Netted dog-whelk
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Other members of the Buccinoidea
From the authors collection of foreign shells,
species not recorded in the United Kingdom.
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Buccinidae (Family)
Gemophos
Gemophos auritulus (Link, 1807)
- Gaudy cantharus (Venezuela)
Gemophos tinctus (Conrad, 1846)
- Tinted cantharus (Florida, USA)
Pisania
Pisania pusio (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Miniature trumpet triton (Dominican Republic)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Busyconidae (Family)
Busycon
Busycon contrarium (Conrad, 1840)
- Lightning or Left-handed whelk (Florida, USA)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Columbellidae (Family)
Columbella
Columbella mercatoria (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Common dove shell (Dominican Republic)
Costoanachis
Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822)
- Greedy dove shell (New York, USA)
Costoanachis sparsa (Reeve, 1859)
- Sparse dove shell (South Carolina, USA)
Cotonopsis
Cotonopsis lafresnayi (P. Fischer & Bernardi, 1856)
- Well-ribbed dove shell (Rhode Island, USA)
Mitrella
Mitrella pallaryi (Dautzenberg, 1927)
- A Columbellid snail (Canary Islands)
Nitidella
Nitidella nitida (Lamarck, 1822)
- Glossy dove shell (Florida, USA)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Fasciolariidae (Family)
Fasciolaria
Fasciolaria tulipa (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Tulip shell (Florida, USA)
Fusinus
Fusinus rostratus (Olivi, 1792)
- A fasciolariid snail (Spain)
Leucozonia
Leucozonia nassa (Gmelin, 1791)
- Chestnut nassa (Brazil)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Melongenidae (Family)
Melongena
Melongena corona (Gmelin, 1791)
- Crown conch (Florida, USA)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassariinae (Subfamily)
Phrontis
Phrontis vibex (Say, 1822) syn. Nassarius vibex
- Common eastern or Bruised nassa (Brazil)
Tritia
Tritia gibbosula (Linnaeus, 1758)
syn. Nassarius gibbosulus
- Swollen nassa (Spain)
Tritia grana (Lamarck, 1822) syn. Nassarius granum
- A Nassa mud snail or dog whelk (Spain)
Tritia louisi (Pallary, 1912) syn. Nassarius louisi
- A Nassa mud snail or dog whelk (Spain)
Buccinoidea (Superfamily) > Nassariidae (Family) > Nassariinae (Subfamily)
Cyclope
Cyclope neritea (Linnaeus, 1758)
- A Nassariid snail (France)
