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Family: Trochidae Top shells (See list of species below)

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52 species in Pacific, Northwest with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

No picture found Broderipia iridescens []	No picture found Camitia rotellina []	No picture found Cantharidus bisbalteatus []
No picture found Cantharidus japonicus [Japanese jewel top]	No picture found Chlorostoma turbinata [Silver-mouthed monodont]	Chrysostoma paradoxum [Paradox top]
No picture found Clanculus bronni []	No picture found Clanculus clanguloides [Secret Clanculus]	Clanculus denticulatus []
Clanculus margaritarius [Beautiful Clanculus]	No picture found Clanculus persica []	No picture found Clanculus stigmatarius []
No picture found Crossea bellula []	No picture found Enida japonica []	Ethalia guamensis []
Ethminolia nektonica []	No picture found Ethminolia stearnsii []	No picture found Eurytrochus danieli []
No picture found Gaza sericata []	No picture found Lischkeia undosa []	No picture found Margarites frigidus [Polar margarite]
No picture found Margarites giganteus [Giant margarite]	Margarites helicinus [Spiral margarite]	No picture found Margarites ryukyuensis []
No picture found Margarites vahlii [Vahl margarite]	No picture found Margarites vorticifer [Vortex margarite]	No picture found Minolia chinensis []
Monilea belcheri []	Monilea callifera [Beauty gibbula]	No picture found Monodonta australis []
No picture found Monodonta canalifera [Canal monodont]	Monodonta labio [Labio monodont]	No picture found Pseudominolia biangulosa []
No picture found Pseudostomatella decolorata []	No picture found Pseudostomatella papyracea [Papery stomatella]	No picture found Solariella peramabilis [Lovely solarelle]
No picture found Solariella triplostephanus []	No picture found Solariella varicosa [Varicose solarelle]	No picture found Stomatella impertusa [Strigose stomatella]
Stomatella planulata []	No picture found Stomatia heckeliana []	No picture found Stomatia phymotis [Swollen stomatella]
Stomatolina angulata []	No picture found Stomatolina rubra []	No picture found Synaptocochlea concinna []
No picture found Trochus chloromphalus []	No picture found Trochus consors [Consor top]	No picture found Trochus histrio [Actor top]
Trochus maculatus [Maculated top]	No picture found Trochus stellatus [Stellate trochus]	Umbonium costatum [Costate button top]
Umbonium vestiarium [Common button top]

52 Species of Family Trochidae
(Top shells)

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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Broderipia iridescens		Indo-Pacific.
Camitia rotellina		Western Pacific
Cantharidus bisbalteatus		Northwest Pacific
Cantharidus japonicus	Japanese jewel top	Western Pacific	1.8 ShH
Chlorostoma turbinata	Silver-mouthed monodont	Northwest Pacific
Chrysostoma paradoxum	Paradox top	Western Pacific.	2.5 SHH
Clanculus bronni		Western Pacific
Clanculus clanguloides	Secret Clanculus	Pacific Ocean.
Clanculus denticulatus		Indo-West Pacific.	1.2 ShD
Clanculus margaritarius	Beautiful Clanculus	Western Pacific.
Clanculus persica		Western Pacific
Clanculus stigmatarius		Western Pacific.
Crossea bellula		Western Pacific
Enida japonica		Western Pacific
Ethalia guamensis		Western Pacific.
Ethminolia nektonica		Western Pacific
Ethminolia stearnsii		Western Pacific	1.02 SHD
Eurytrochus danieli		Western Pacific
Gaza sericata		Western Pacific
Lischkeia undosa		Western Pacific
Margarites frigidus	Polar margarite	Arctic Ocean and Northwes
Margarites giganteus	Giant margarite	Arctic and Northern Pacif
Margarites helicinus	Spiral margarite	Northeast Pacific, Northe	1.1 DL
Margarites ryukyuensis		Northwest Pacific
Margarites vahlii	Vahl margarite	Arctic, Northern Pacific	0.48 DL
Margarites vorticifer	Vortex margarite	Arctic and Northern Pacif
Minolia chinensis		Northwest Pacific
Monilea belcheri		Western Pacific.
Monilea callifera	Beauty gibbula	Western Pacific	3.5 SHH
Monodonta australis		Northwest Pacific
Monodonta canalifera	Canal monodont	Western Pacific.
Monodonta labio	Labio monodont	Indo-West Pacific	4 SHL
Pseudominolia biangulosa		Northwest Pacific
Pseudostomatella decolorata		Western Pacific
Pseudostomatella papyracea	Papery stomatella	Western Pacific	3 SHH
Solariella peramabilis	Lovely solarelle	North and Eastern Central	2 NG
Solariella triplostephanus		Pacific Ocean
Solariella varicosa	Varicose solarelle	Northern Pacific, Norther	0.6 DL
Stomatella impertusa	Strigose stomatella	Indo-West Pacific
Stomatella planulata		Western Pacific
Stomatia heckeliana		Western Pacific
Stomatia phymotis	Swollen stomatella	Indo-West Pacific.	3 SHL
Stomatolina angulata		Western Pacific
Stomatolina rubra		Western Pacific	1.6 SHL
Synaptocochlea concinna		Pacific Ocean.
Trochus chloromphalus		Northwest Pacific
Trochus consors	Consor top	Northwest Pacific
Trochus histrio	Actor top	Western Pacific.	5 SHL
Trochus maculatus	Maculated top	Indo-West Pacific	7 SHH
Trochus stellatus	Stellate trochus	Indo-West Pacific.	4 SHD
Umbonium costatum	Costate button top	Western Pacific.	3.5 SHL
Umbonium vestiarium	Common button top	Indo-West Pacific	2 SHD

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