English name: Cocktail Conch

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Ascidiaceae, Ascidiaceae.

Introduction: The spiral tower is high and the shell is firm. In terms of volume, it is lighter. The protrusion of the shell mouth extends outward to form an angle with the spiral tower, which seems to be just in balance with the downward extension of the front water pipe trench. All spiral layers are surrounded by obvious blunt nodules under thin and deep suture lines. There are flat ridges and protruding protrusions on the body layer. Phoenix snail has a deep notch, milky white shell with brown stripes and golden brown shell mouth. The background color is sometimes purple. )

Size: 13cm

Distribution: West Indies.

Golden Axe Phoenix Snail Latin Name: stron Booth Liszt.

English name: Lister's Conch

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Ascidiaceae, Ascidiaceae.

Brief introduction: The shell is light and thin, the spiral tower is slender, and the body layer is more than half of the total height of the shell. Early spiral layer convex circle; In the later stage, the spiral layer began to tilt and then fell vertically; The stitches are shallow. The body layer is smooth and curved; The shell lip expands outward, its outer edge is parallel to the screw axis, and there are finger-like protrusions at the end. The inner lip sliding layer on the spiral layer is thin. Each layer of the spiral tower has obvious longitudinal ribs and intersects with the thinner spiral ribs. The shell is white with brown stripes and stripes. It used to be considered a rare treasure, but now it is more common. )

Size: 13cm

Distribution: Indian Ocean.

Habitat: Deep seabed.

Latin name of Gu Mi snail: edge snail of nebula.

English name: Cloudmargin shell

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania from Gu Mi.

Brief introduction: the spiral tower is short, the top of the shell is low, the suture line is covered by sliding layer, and the body layer is below the shoulder. The shell mouth is large, the outer lip is curved, and there are four strong folds under the screw shaft. The shell surface is beige or yellow, and the discontinuous spiral zone is composed of gray or light brown patches with black edges.

Size: 4cm

Distribution: South Africa

Habitat: offshore sand bottom.

Latin name of reticulated long-nosed snail: spiny snail

English name: Cancellate beak shell

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Ascidiaceae, Ascidiaceae.

Introduction: The shell is thick and long. Narrow shell opening; Thickened outer lip has wavy edge; The spiral axis extends upward to become a part of the bent water pipe trench; There are deep spiral grooves between smooth longitudinal ribs. The shell surface is brown, the shell mouth is purple, and the outer lip and screw shaft are white.

Size: 3cm

Distribution: Western Pacific, India

Habitat: Offshore waters.

Latin name of red snail: trapezoidal pleural cavity

English name: Trapezoidal horse snail

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Spirogyraceae.

Brief introduction: The spiral tower is high, with large body layer, and the shell top is often defective. The suture line is shallow, the shell mouth is large and the screw shaft is smooth. There are large tumors arranged spirally around the shoulders of the spiral layer and the body layer, and the spiral lines are distributed in pairs, with strong growth ridges and occasional repair growth marks. The surface of the shell is light red and cream. This species is the most representative red snail.

Size: 13cm

Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean

Habitat: Shallow seabed near coral.

Latin name of snipe skull snail: Hautellum Hautellum.

English name: Snip's Bill Murex

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Brief introduction: the shell is firm, the spiral tower is low, the body layer is large, and the front water pipe ditch is straight and extremely long. There are obvious longitudinal ribs on the spiral layer in the later stage, and some of them develop into longitudinal expansion ribs, about three in each spiral layer. The suture line is slightly grooved, the shell mouth is wide open and the outer lip has weak teeth. The longitudinal expansion ribs are smooth and have small sharp corners, and the strong and thin spiral ribs pass through these sharp corners, and there are almost no thorns in the front water pipe ditch. The shell surface is milky white or pink, with brown patches and short lines, and long lines on the longitudinal expansion ribs; The shell lip is orange or pink. This is the largest common bone snail in this genus.

Size: 13cm

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Habitat: intertidal beach.

Latin scientific name of Changquan snail: Vasum tubiferum

English name: Imperial vase

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: Shells are heavy, solid and oval, with extremely wide shoulders. The spiral tower is of medium height, the spiral layer is often worn in the early stage, the shell mouth is narrow, the end is connected with the short front water pipe ditch, the whole outer lip is wrinkled, and the upper end is angular. The screw shaft is extremely straight, with 50 folds, the middle fold is the strongest, and the umbilical hole is small and deep. In the later stage, the spiral layer and the body layer are decorated with wide longitudinal folds, and there are long and short tubular spines arranged spirally on the longitudinal folds. The shell surface is white with brown spots. (Latin scientific name emphasizes the tubular spine of this snail)

Size: 9cm

Distribution: Palawan Island.

Habitat: Shallow seabed.

Latin name of long snake: giant horned snail

English name: Mongolian false fusus

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: Snails are long and big, with thick and solid shells and high towers, accounting for about one third of the total length of snails. The spiral layer is round with angular shoulders and narrows near the suture line. The shell mouth is long and narrow, the end of which is connected with the wide front water pipe ditch, and the spiral rib intersects with the weak longitudinal growth ridge. Shell confession or milky yellow, shell lipstick orange. Cut off the top of the screw. This screw can be used as a horn.

Size: 25cm

Distribution: Japan, Southeast Asia.

Habitat: Offshore waters.

Latin name: sextuple radix

English name: radish Murex

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Brief introduction: the shell is thick, big and heavy, the spiral tower is small and sharp, the body layer is extremely expanded and the umbilical hole is deep. The suture line is shallow and difficult to see, and the length and width of the water pipe ditch in front are medium. There are 6- 1 1 longitudinal expansion ribs on the body layer, which are full of thorns and make the shell surface have thorns. When the spine and spiral ribs are staggered, the end of the spine will develop into a folded edge and bend slightly. The screw shaft is smooth and the outer lip is serrated. The shell surface is white, the spine is purple-black, the inner wall of the spine and the connected thin spiral belt are the darkest, and the spiral tower is mostly white. (Note: This is the most serious bone snail)

Size: 1 1cm

Distribution: Parama to Ecuador

Habitat: Rocks in intertidal zone.

Coronal department; Coronal division

Cassia seed; Helmet shell

A family of Gastropoda in mollusks. Shells are relatively swollen and oval or triangular. The spiral part is low and the spiral layer of the body is enlarged. There are often vertical ridges on the spiral layer, smooth or thin spiral grooves, nodular protrusions and reddish-brown patches or patterns on the shell surface. Tropical species and common species in temperate zones are seafood. Living on the sandy or muddy seabed near the low tide line at a depth of 300 meters. It can be seen in China's coastal areas, with about 16 recorded species, and there is Tangguansnail in Xisha Islands. The shell is used for ornamental and shell carving, and the meat is edible. It is also widely distributed in the warm waters of the Pacific Ocean and the Indian Ocean.

Latin scientific name of Spirulina Du: Fuxinus Dupetthouarsi.

English name: DU Petit's Spindle

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Spirogyraceae.

Introduction: The shell is long and strong, the spiral tower is slightly longer than the water pipe ditch in front, the suture line is deeper, and the length of the shell mouth is greater than the width. At the early stage, the spiral layer was narrow and the surface was decorated with extremely thick longitudinal ribs, and then the longitudinal ribs on the spiral layer began to weaken or even disappear. All spiral layers have spiral ridges, and the spiral ridges of the lower spiral layer have sharp edges, which are the most developed in the periphery and sometimes develop into circular tumors. The front water pipe ditch is spacious and sometimes slightly curved, which is connected with the shell mouth. The screw shaft is smooth but has some screw ridges. The shell surface is white, sometimes with light brown stripes. (Note: Fresh snail shells have blue-brown shells. )

Size: 20cm

Distribution: Baja California to Ecuador

Habitat: Indo-Pacific.

Latin name of snail: Haloxylon ammodendron

English name: Salisbury's spindle

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Spirogyraceae.

Introduction: The shell is large and strong, the spiral tower is about the same length as the water pipe ditch in front, and the suture line is deep. The longitudinal folds on the early spiral layer gradually become short and blunt protrusions in the later stage. Each spiral layer has a spiral ridge, the shell opening is oval, the spiral shaft has obvious edges and some folds, and the outer edge and the front water pipe groove edge are serrated. The navel is small and deep, and the fresh shell has a yellowish thick shell. (Note: The Latin scientific name is named after Albert Salisbury, a British shell scholar. )

Size: 19cm

Distribution: southern Japan to eastern Australia.

Habitat: Deep seabed.

Latin name of snail: chicory.

English name: Branched Murex, white Murex

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: The shell is big and heavy, the spiral tower is low, the body layer is enlarged, and the shoulders are angular. There are three layers of longitudinal expansion ribs on each spiral layer, with one or two tumor-like longitudinal ribs in the middle. There are short spines with frilled edges on the longitudinal expansion ribs and the front water pipe ditch, and the slender spiral ridges cover the shell. The outer lip is serrated and there is a strong tooth near the lower end. The screw shaft is smooth, the shell surface is white, and there are brown ridges and spots; The spiral axis is pink. (Note: The largest and heaviest bone snails are often used for decoration. )

Size: 20cm

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Habitat: coral reef.

Latin name of onion snail: La Palapa.

English name: Rapa Snail

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Description: It looks like an onion, with a flat top and almost no body layer, a thin and brittle shell and a short spiral tower. The spiral shaft is straight and smooth, and the lower half of the shaft shield expands to form a thin sheet separated from the body layer. The water pipe trench in front is wide and open, some are straight, and some are extremely bent to one side. Powerful spiral ribs spread all over the shell, forming a sawtooth shape at the edge of the outer lip. Seen from the top of the shell, the wide groove is covered with thin longitudinal ridges. In the wide ditch at the top of the body layer, the longitudinal ridges are denser and wrinkled; The surface of the shell is uniform white. (Note: This is the largest onion snail. )

Size: 7.5cm

Distribution: Western Pacific.

Habitat: among soft corals.

(This picture shows onion snails in cold regions.)

Latin name of wrinkled snail: Morum grande

English name: Giant Morum

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Qualliinae, Tangguanidae.

Introduction: Shells are thick and strong; The body layer is longer, more than twice the length of the spiral tower, and the suture line is groove-shaped. The shoulder angle of each layer of the tower snail is strong, the shoulder angle of the body layer is weak, the shell mouth is long and narrow, the outer lip is thickened, and the inner edge has obvious and evenly distributed teeth. The sliding layer of axial lip is thin and wide, covered with folds and warts. Spiral ribs are strong and intersect with longitudinal ribs composed of grooved scales. The shell surface is yellow and white, with four brown spiral bands, corresponding black spots on the outer lip, and the sliding layer of the shell mouth and shaft lip is white. This is the largest species in this genus.

Size: 5.7cm

Distribution: Western Pacific.

Habitat: Deep seabed.

Latin scientific name of spirulina platensis: barracuda.

English name: Nicobar Spindle

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Spirogyraceae.

Description: The shell is thick and angular, the spiral tower is slightly higher than the front water pipe trench, and the shell mouth is moderately narrow. In the early spiral layer, the suture is very shallow, while the suture in the body layer is narrow and grooved. The longitudinal rib of the upper spiral layer swells round, making it look fat, while the lower three spiral layers are angular because the longitudinal rib becomes an obvious tumor and is connected by a wide spiral rib; Each spiral layer is flat on the lower side of the spiral rib. There are secondary spiral ribs on the body layer to form another angle. The shell surface is white with brown stripes; The shell mouth is white. Note: Compared with similar snails with a single color, the dark brown pattern on the shell surface is gorgeous and particularly eye-catching. )

Size: 1 1cm

Distribution: Indo-Pacific

Habitat: shallow water.

Latin scientific name of Rana jinkouensis: tutu.

English name: Ruddy frog shell

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Quails, Ranunculaceae.

Introduction: The shell is large and heavy, the body layer is oval, and the suture is shallow and uneven. The spiral ribs on the shell surface are rough, and there is a circle of blunt nodules around the spiral layer in the later stage. There are about 5 strong spiral ribs in the lower half of the body layer; The longitudinal expansion ribs protrude and have a large spacing. There are strong teeth along the outer lip. The shell surface is milky white with brown stripes, the outer lip is bright red and the teeth are white.

Size: 10cm

Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean

Habitat: Under coastal rocks.

Gorgeous bone snail, also known as rose rock snail and cone snail.

Latin name: Drupa rubusidaeus

English name: strawberry drupe

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: Snails are spherical, the spiral tower is short, and the shell top of adult shells is nearly flat. There are about 5 rows of spinous processes around the body layer, and the side of spinous process closest to the outer lip is cracked, and the shell surface is milky yellow; The snail axis of adult shellfish is bright pink.

Size: 5cm

Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean

Habitat: Born between reefs in intertidal zone.

Latin name of lace snail: Siratus lacinatus.

English name: Lacinate Murex

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: The spiral tower is high and has a large body layer. Each spiral layer has three scaly longitudinal expansion ribs. There are spiral ribs in other parts of the shell surface, which intersect with the groove scales. The front water pipe ditch is short and wide, and the outer lip has small teeth; The screw shaft is smooth. The shell surface is orange or light brown, the longitudinal expansion rib is dark, the shell top is pink or dark brown, and the screw shaft is purple.

Size: 5cm

Distribution: Tropical Pacific Ocean.

Habitat: Coral and sandy bottom.

Latin name of witch bone snail: Murex troscheli

English name: Troschel's Murex

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: The shell is very big, full of thorns, and there are thorns outside. It looks like a bat, with a sharp shell top, a raised spiral layer and a deep suture; The water pipe ditch in front is very straight and particularly long. There are three longitudinal expansion ribs on the body layer, and the spinous processes are staggered; The spine of the shoulder is the longest and upturned. The diversion ditch in front is also covered with thorns, at right angles to it. The outer lip is wrinkled, the screw shaft is smooth, and the thin screw ribs are staggered with the weak longitudinal ribs. The shell surface is white or pink, and the spiral pattern is reddish brown; The shell mouth is white. Note: the thorns on the shell surface can defend against carnivorous fish. )

Size: 15cm

Distribution: East Indian Ocean, Pacific Ocean, Japan.

Habitat: offshore sand bottom.

Latin name of koi fish snail: Mitra mitra

English name: Episcopal Mitre

Shellfish: Gastropoda, Oncomelania, Oncomelania

Introduction: The shell is thick and strong, and the spiral tower is shorter than the body layer. The suture is shallow and uneven, and each layer of the spiral tower is slightly round and smooth, but there are some inconspicuous spiral grooves in the early spiral layer. The shell mouth is narrow, the end of which is connected with a wide front water pipe trench, and there are 3-4 strong folds on the spiral shaft. The shell surface is white, and orange spots and square spots are spirally arranged. (Note: It looks like a ceremonial crown of a bishop. )

Size: 10cm

Distribution: Tropical Indo-Pacific Ocean.

Habitat: Shallow sand bottom.