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)

	Acmaeidae		Acteonidae		Addisoniidae
	Amathinidae		Amphibolidae		Angariidae
	Aplysiidae		Aporrhaiidae		Architectonicidae

	Buccinidae		Bullidae		Bullinidae
	Bursidae

	Calyptraeidae		Columbariidae		Cancellariidae
	Capulidae		Cassidae		Ceriithidae
	Columbariidae		Conidae		Coralliophilidae
	Costellariidae		Cypraeidae		Campanilidae

Ellobiidae

Epitoniidae

Eulimidae

Fasciolariidae

Ficidae

Fissurellidae

	Haliotidae		Haminoeidae		Harpidae
	Hydatinidae		Hipponicidae

Janthinidae

Littorinidae

Lottiidae

	Marginellidae		Mitridae		Muricidae 01
	Muricidae 02		Melongenidae		Modulidae

	Nassariidae		Naticidae		Neritidae
	Neritopsidae

Olividae

Ovulidae

	Philinidae		Pleurotomariidae		Pyramidellidae
	Patellidae		Personidae		Phasianellidae
	Planaxidae		Potamididae

Ranellidae

Ringiculidae

Rissoidae

	Siphonariidae		Stomatellidae		Scaphandridae
	Strombidae 1		Strombidae 2		Siliquariidae
	Struthiolariidae

	Terebridae		Tonnidae		Triviidae
	Turridae		Turritellidae		Trichotropidae
	Turbinellidae		Turbinidae		Trochidae
	Thiaridae

Umbraculidae

Volutidae

Vermetidae

Vanikoridae

Xenophoridae