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Gem Centre Sea Shell


Family Identification Help Page
by Paul Monfils & David Touitou

You may find some help on our forum, in the "Shells identification Help" sub-forum.
The subscription is fast and free. Collectors will help you identifying your shells.
http://205606.aceboard.net/205606-52-0-Shells-identification-Help.htm

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
Gasteropoda
Scaphopoda

CLICK ON THE FAMILY NAME TO ENLARGE PICTURE

Gasteropoda (Alphabetical Order)

Letter : A
Acmaeidae Acteonidae Addisoniidae
Amathinidae Amphibolidae Angariidae
Aplysiidae Aporrhaiidae Architectonicidae

Letter : B
Buccinidae Bullidae Bullinidae
Bursidae    

Letter : C
Calyptraeidae Columbariidae Cancellariidae
Capulidae Cassidae Ceriithidae
Columbellidae Conidae Coralliophilidae
Costellariidae Cypraeidae Campanilidae

Letter : D
     

Letter : E
Ellobiidae Epitoniidae Eulimidae

Letter : F
Fasciolariidae Ficidae Fissurellidae

Letter : G
     

Letter : H
Haliotidae Haminoeidae Harpidae
Hydatinidae Hipponicidae    

Letter : I
     

Letter : J
Janthinidae    

Letter : K
     

Letter : L
Littorinidae Lottiidae  

Letter : M
Marginellidae Mitridae Muricidae 01
Muricidae 02 Melongenidae Modulidae

Letter : N
Nassariidae Naticidae Neritidae
Neritopsidae        

Letter : O
Olividae Ovulidae    

Letter : P
Philinidae Pleurotomariidae Pyramidellidae
Patellidae Personidae Phasianellidae
Planaxidae Potamididae    

Letter : Q
       

Letter : R
Ranellidae Ringiculidae Rissoidae

Letter : S
Siphonariidae Stomatellidae Scaphandridae
Strombidae 1 Strombidae 2 Siliquariidae
Struthiolariidae        

Letter : T
Terebridae Tonnidae Triviidae
Turridae Turritellidae Trichotropidae
Turbinellidae Turbinidae Trochidae
Thiaridae        

Letter : U
Umbraculidae    

Letter : V
Volutidae Vermetidae Vanikoridae

Letter : W
     

Letter : X
Xenophoridae      

Letter : Y Z
       

 







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