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The Stomach-Footed Mollusks, Class Gastropoda,
Subclass Prosobranchia, Part 7
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Part 2,
Part 3, Part 4,
Part 5, Part 6,
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Family Nassariidae, Nassarius; Mud Snails.
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| Nassarius variegates, Nassarius Snail. My
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Superfamily Volutacea. Shells smooth, conical to low-spired.
Olives (Olividae): Oliva, Olivella. Miter Shells (Mitridae):
Vexillum, Mira. Harp Shells (Harpidae): Harpa. Volutes
(Volutidae): Voluta, Cymbium.
| Cymbiola vespertilio (Linnaeus 1758), the Bat Volute. To 6 inches long. Found on sandy
silty habitats where it hunts, consumes other gastropods in the
tropical Indo-West Pacific. Philippines, Indo., New Guinea, N.
Australia. Here consuming the eggs of a squid in N. Sulawesi. |
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| Harpa (maybe H. major), Harp Snail. Shell
to 12 cm (4.5"). Indo-Pacific; incl. Japan. Bali 2014. |
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| Marginella plumiosum, the Glowing
Marginella. 1/4-1/2 inch long. Found on sandy bottoms in the
tropical West Atlantic; common in the Caribbean. White-cream shells
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| Pusiostoma mendicaria, Bumblebee snails... a darling of
the small reef clean up interest. To one inch in length. Family
Mitridae, Buccinidae. |
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