Shell Family of Taiwan
Buccinidae 峨螺科contain163 species in Taiwan,show46 - 60
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Buccinidae 峨螺科Shell ovoid to fusiform, 1-25cm in shell length. Anterior canal open with columellar lip present or absent. Surface with spiral and/or axial sculptures. Operculum corneaous, with centrally or downwardly situated nucleus. Central tooth of radula quadrate with more 3 cusps. Lateral with 2 huge cusps with 0-5 denticles between them.
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 Cantharus forticostatus   (Reeve, 1846)  
 Cantharus giliberti   (P. Fischer)  
 Cantharus leucotaniatus 焦斑峨螺  Kosuge, 1985  
 Cantharus melanostoma 焦泥峨螺  (Sowerby I, 1825)  
 Cantharus sowerbyanus   (Melvill & Standen, 1903)  
 Cantharus spiralis   (Gray, 1846)  
 Cantharus tranquebaricus   (Gmelin, 1791)  
 Cantharus wagneri   (Anton, 1838)  
 Clivipollia fragaria 似筆峨螺  (Wood, 1828)  
 Clivipollia pulchra 可愛峨螺  (Reeve, 1846)  
 Colus aurorae 中途島峨螺  Shikama, 1977  
 Colus esychus   (Dall, 1907)  
 Colus hayashii 林氏峨螺  Shikama, 1971  
 Colus tashiensis 大溪峨螺  Lee et Lan, 2002  
 Ecmanis ignea 火焰峨螺  (Gmelin, 1791)