Conidae 芋螺科：Shell conic or biconic, stout usually with low spire and large body whorl that occupies more than half of shell length. Aperture narrow and elongate. Surgface ornamented with growth lines, spiral lirae or grooves, granules and shoulder tubercles, and with various color markings, such as dots, clouds, spiral lines, axial stripes etc. Periostracum thin to thick, sometimes hairy. Operculum corneous, far smaller than apertural area, lunate with nuculeus situated downwards. Radular teeth only of marginal teeth often with a terminal barb. Nocturnal, piscivorous or molluscivorous or vermivorous. Diverse in tropical shallow waters. |
Senitfic Name |
Chinese Name |
omenclator |
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| Asprella cancellata |
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Hwass in Bruguiere, 1792 |
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| Conus abbas |
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Hwass, 1792 |
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| Conus abbreviatus |
麻斑芋螺 |
Reeve, 1843 |
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| Conus achatinus |
花瑪瑙芋螺 |
Gmelin, 1791 |
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| Conus aculeiformis |
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Reeve, 1844 |
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| Conus ammiralis |
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Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Conus araneosus |
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Lightfoot, 1786 |
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| Conus ardisiaceus |
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Kiener, 1845 |
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| Conus arenatus |
紋身芋螺 |
Hwass, 1792 |
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| Conus armadillo |
犰狳芋螺 |
Shikama, 1971 |
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| Conus articulatus |
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Sowerby III, 1873 |
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| Conus artoptus |
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Sowerby, 1833 |
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| Conus aulicus |
宮廷芋螺 |
Linnaeus, 1758 |
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| Conus aureus |
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Hwass, 1792 |
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| Conus auricomus |
金髮芋螺 |
Hwass, 1792 |
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