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Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families A to L (509 species) (part 2 of 4)

GBIF holds records of 977 snail species (class Gastropoda) from Somalia, from land snails to sea shells such as cowries and cone snails. This page lists the 509 in families whose names begin with A to L.

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Part 2 of 4 of Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families A to L (509 species). Sources are listed on part 1.

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Full list (509 species)

Name Scientific name Family Red List Records in Somalia
Cerithium caeruleum Cerithium caeruleum Cerithiidae NE 14
Cerithium citrinum Cerithium citrinum Cerithiidae NE 1
Cerithium columna Cerithium columna Cerithiidae NE 2
Cerithium dialeucum Cerithium dialeucum Cerithiidae NE 2
Prickly Horn Snail Cerithium echinatum Cerithiidae NE 11
Cerithium egenum Cerithium egenum Cerithiidae NE 1
Cerithium nesioticum Cerithium nesioticum Cerithiidae NE 6
Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerith Cerithium nodulosum Cerithiidae NE 2
Channeled Cerith Cerithium punctatum Cerithiidae NE 1
Cerithium rostratum Cerithium rostratum Cerithiidae NE 2
Cerithium rostratum Cerithium rostratum Cerithiidae NE 1
Cerithium scabridum Cerithium scabridum Cerithiidae NE 1
Cerithium sindiense Cerithium sindiense Cerithiidae NE 2
Cerithium zebrum Cerithium zebrum Cerithiidae NE 1
Clypeomorus bifasciata Clypeomorus bifasciata Cerithiidae NE 1
Colina arifi Colina arifi Cerithiidae NE 1
Colina pinguis Colina pinguis Cerithiidae NE 2
elongated shell Rhinoclavis articulata Cerithiidae NE 1
rough horn Rhinoclavis aspera Cerithiidae NE 1
Rhinoclavis kochi Rhinoclavis kochi Cerithiidae NE 2
knobbled horn shell Rhinoclavis sinensis Cerithiidae NE 2
Euchelus circulatus Euchelus circulatus Chilodontaidae NE 2
Herpetopoma pauperculum Herpetopoma pauperculum Chilodontaidae NE 1
Granopupa somaliensis Granopupa somaliensis Chondrinidae NE 1
Chromodoris lineolata Chromodoris lineolata Chromodorididae NE 1
Eveline's Sea Goddess Tyrinna evelinae Chromodorididae NE 1
Etrema spurca Etrema spurca Clathurellidae NE 1
Clavatula tripartita Clavatula tripartita Clavatulidae NE 1
Clionella kraussii Clionella kraussii Clavatulidae NE 1
Turricula catena Turricula catena Clavatulidae NE 1
Colubraria buitendijki Colubraria buitendijki Colubrariidae NE 1
Colubraria ceylonensis Colubraria ceylonensis Colubrariidae NE 3
Colubraria cumingi Colubraria cumingi Colubrariidae NE 2
Colubraria maculosa Colubraria maculosa Colubrariidae NE 1
Shiny Dwarf Triton Colubraria nitidula Colubrariidae NE 1
Obscure Dwarf Triton Colubraria obscura Colubrariidae NE 1
twisted dwarf triton Colubraria tortuosa Colubrariidae NE 1
Kanamarua boswellae Kanamarua boswellae Colubrariidae NE 11
Kanamarua somalica Kanamarua somalica Colubrariidae NE 2
Metula bozzettii Metula bozzettii Colubrariidae NE 4
Metula metulina Metula metulina Colubrariidae NE 2
Euplica ionida Euplica ionida Columbellidae NE 1
turtle dove shell Euplica turturina Columbellidae NE 4
Euplica varians Euplica varians Columbellidae NE 6
Tortoise Dove Shell Pardalinops testudinaria Columbellidae NE 1
yellow dovesnail Pyrene flava Columbellidae NE 3
punctate dovesnail Pyrene punctata Columbellidae NE 1
Zafrona somalica Zafrona somalica Columbellidae NE 1
Conasprella bozzettii Conasprella bozzettii Conidae LC 22
Conasprella coromandelica Conasprella coromandelica Conidae LC 1
Conasprella eucoronata Conasprella eucoronata Conidae LC 3
Conasprella eugrammata Conasprella eugrammata Conidae LC 1
Conasprella lizarum Conasprella lizarum Conidae LC 4
Bermuda Cone Conasprella mindana Conidae LC 1
Conasprella pusio Conasprella pusio Conidae LC 1
Conasprella ramalhoi Conasprella ramalhoi Conidae LC 1
Conasprella somalica Conasprella somalica Conidae NE 1
Conus abbreviatus Conus abbreviatus Conidae LC 1
Conus achatinus Conus achatinus Conidae LC 4
Conus adenensis Conus adenensis Conidae LC 1
Amadis cone Conus amadis Conidae LC 1
Conus anemone Conus anemone Conidae LC 1
Conus angioiorum Conus angioiorum Conidae DD 1
Conus antiquus Conus antiquus Conidae NE 1
Conus archiepiscopus Conus archiepiscopus Conidae LC 2
Conus ardisiaceus Conus ardisiaceus Conidae VU 1
sand-dusted cone Conus arenatus Conidae LC 5
clay cone Conus argillaceus Conidae NE 6
Conus aristophanes Conus aristophanes Conidae LC 1
augur cone Conus augur Conidae LC 3
Princely cone Conus aulicus Conidae LC 2
Conus balteatus Conus balteatus Conidae LC 1
birch cone Conus betulinus Conidae LC 4
Conus bondarevi Conus bondarevi Conidae LC 4
bubble cone Conus bullatus Conidae LC 1
captain cone Conus capitaneus Conidae LC 1
Characteristic Cone Conus caracteristicus Conidae LC 3
Conus carcarensis Conus carcarensis Conidae NE 1
Cat cone Conus catus Conidae LC 1
astrologer's cone Conus chaldaeus Conidae LC 4
Conus chaldeus Conus chaldeus Conidae NE 2
Conus circumactus Conus circumactus Conidae LC 1
Conus classiarius Conus classiarius Conidae NE 1
coronated cone Conus coronatus Conidae LC 5
Conus cuvieri Conus cuvieri Conidae NT 3
cylindrical cone Conus cylindraceus Conidae LC 1
Conus distans Conus distans Conidae LC 1
Hebrew cone Conus ebraeus Conidae LC 3
Conus echo Conus echo Conidae DD 4
Conus episcopatus Conus episcopatus Conidae LC 1
episcopal cone Conus episcopus Conidae LC 1
Red Sea cone Conus erythraeensis Conidae DD 5
fig cone Conus figulinus Conidae LC 3
Golden-Yellow Cone Conus flavidus Conidae LC 2
Smoky Cone Conus fumigatus Conidae LC 7
general cone Conus generalis Conidae LC 2
Geography cone, Geographer cone Conus geographus Conidae LC 2
Conus glans Conus glans Conidae LC 1
Imperial cone Conus imperialis Conidae LC 1
engraved cone Conus inscriptus Conidae LC 7
Jickeli’s Cone Conus jickelii Conidae LC 8
Conus lemniscatus Conus lemniscatus Conidae LC 1
leopard cone Conus leopardus Conidae LC 2
Conus lischkeanus Conus lischkeanus Conidae LC 8
lithograph cone Conus litoglyphus Conidae LC 3
Lettered cone Conus litteratus Conidae LC 1
Livid cone Conus lividus Conidae LC 5
vice admiral cone Conus locumtenens Conidae LC 5
magical cone Conus magus Conidae LC 1
Maldive cone Conus maldivus Conidae LC 5
Conus martensi Conus martensi Conidae LC 3
Mile Cone Conus miles Conidae LC 5
Conus miliaris Conus miliaris Conidae LC 5
glory-of-India cone Conus milneedwardsi Conidae LC 6
Conus mitratus Conus mitratus Conidae LC 4
Conus moluccensis Conus moluccensis Conidae LC 1
Supreme Cone Conus monachus Conidae LC 1
Conus mucronatus Conus mucronatus Conidae LC 1
music cone Conus musicus Conidae LC 1
weasel cone Conus mustelinus Conidae LC 2
namocanus cone Conus namocanus Conidae LC 9
Conus nimbosus Conus nimbosus Conidae LC 1
Nussatella cone Conus nussatella Conidae LC 4
Obscure cone Conus obscurus Conidae LC 2
Omaria cone Conus omaria Conidae LC 1
Conus parvatus Conus parvatus Conidae LC 3
feathered cone Conus pennaceus Conidae DD 5
Conus planorbis Conus planorbis Conidae LC 1
Flea-bitten cone Conus pulicarius Conidae LC 1
Oak cone, Yellow cone Conus quercinus Conidae LC 4
rat cone Conus rattus Conidae LC 4
netted cone Conus retifer Conidae LC 1
Conus salzmanni Conus salzmanni Conidae DD 1
Conus splendidulus Conus splendidulus Conidae NE 8
Clay Cone Conus splendidulus Conidae LC 1
marriage cone Conus sponsalis Conidae LC 5
Conus striatellus Conus striatellus Conidae LC 4
Striated cone Conus striatus Conidae LC 10
Conus striolatus Conus striolatus Conidae LC 1
ringed cone Conus taeniatus Conidae LC 7
Conus terebra Conus terebra Conidae LC 6
tessellate cone Conus tessulatus Conidae LC 2
Cloth-of-gold cone, Textile cone shell Conus textile Conidae LC 8
ruddy cone Conus tinianus Conidae LC 1
Tulip cone Conus tulipa Conidae LC 2
Conus varius Conus varius Conidae LC 3
Conus ventricosus Conus ventricosus Conidae LC 1
flag cone Conus vexillum Conidae LC 14
Conus violaceus Conus violaceus Conidae LC 3
virgin cone Conus virgo Conidae LC 1
obese cone Conus zeylanicus Conidae LC 5
Eoconus diversiformis Eoconus diversiformis Conidae NE 1
Lilliconus biraghii Lilliconus biraghii Conidae LC 5
Lilliconus congruens Lilliconus congruens Conidae DD 1
Profundiconus neotorquatus Profundiconus neotorquatus Conidae NE 3
Profundiconus rashafunensis Profundiconus rashafunensis Conidae NE 1
Profundiconus teramachii Profundiconus teramachii Conidae LC 10
Pseudolilliconus korni Pseudolilliconus korni Conidae DD 4
Orphanopusia osiridis Orphanopusia osiridis Costellariidae NE 2
Pusia microzonias Pusia microzonias Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum amabile Vexillum amabile Costellariidae NE 2
Vexillum chelonia Vexillum chelonia Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum depexum Vexillum depexum Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum gorii Vexillum gorii Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum modestum Vexillum modestum Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum oleaceum Vexillum oleaceum Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum pacificum Vexillum pacificum Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum pardale Vexillum pardale Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum unifasciale Vexillum unifasciale Costellariidae NE 1
Vexillum unifascialis Vexillum unifascialis Costellariidae NE 1
little fox miter Vexillum vulpecula Costellariidae NE 1
Ranzani's triton Cymatium ranzanii Cymatiidae NE 6
Gelagna pallida Gelagna pallida Cymatiidae NE 2

This list is in 4 parts: 1 · 2 · 3 · 4

Sources

  1. Cerithium caeruleum · gbif.org
  2. Cerithium citrinum · gbif.org
  3. Cerithium columna · gbif.org
  4. Cerithium dialeucum · gbif.org
  5. Prickly Horn Snail · gbif.org
  6. Cerithium egenum · gbif.org
  7. Cerithium nesioticum · gbif.org
  8. Nadelschnecke giant knobbed cerith · gbif.org
  9. Channeled Cerith · gbif.org
  10. Cerithium rostratum · gbif.org
  11. Cerithium rostratum · gbif.org
  12. Cerithium scabridum · gbif.org
  13. Cerithium sindiense · gbif.org
  14. Cerithium zebrum · gbif.org
  15. Clypeomorus bifasciata · gbif.org
  16. Colina arifi · gbif.org
  17. Colina pinguis · gbif.org
  18. elongated shell · gbif.org
  19. rough horn · gbif.org
  20. Rhinoclavis kochi · gbif.org
  21. knobbled horn shell · gbif.org
  22. Euchelus circulatus · gbif.org
  23. Herpetopoma pauperculum · gbif.org
  24. Granopupa somaliensis · gbif.org
  25. Chromodoris lineolata · gbif.org
  26. Eveline's Sea Goddess · gbif.org
  27. Etrema spurca · gbif.org
  28. Clavatula tripartita · gbif.org
  29. Clionella kraussii · gbif.org
  30. Turricula catena · gbif.org
  31. Colubraria buitendijki · gbif.org
  32. Colubraria ceylonensis · gbif.org
  33. Colubraria cumingi · gbif.org
  34. Colubraria maculosa · gbif.org
  35. Shiny Dwarf Triton · gbif.org
  36. Obscure Dwarf Triton · gbif.org
  37. twisted dwarf triton · gbif.org
  38. Kanamarua boswellae · gbif.org
  39. Kanamarua somalica · gbif.org
  40. Metula bozzettii · gbif.org
  41. Metula metulina · gbif.org
  42. Euplica ionida · gbif.org
  43. turtle dove shell · gbif.org
  44. Euplica varians · gbif.org
  45. Tortoise Dove Shell · gbif.org
  46. yellow dovesnail · gbif.org
  47. punctate dovesnail · gbif.org
  48. Zafrona somalica · gbif.org
  49. Conasprella bozzettii · gbif.org
  50. Conasprella coromandelica · gbif.org
  51. Conasprella eucoronata · gbif.org
  52. Conasprella eugrammata · gbif.org
  53. Conasprella lizarum · gbif.org
  54. Bermuda Cone · gbif.org
  55. Conasprella pusio · gbif.org
  56. Conasprella ramalhoi · gbif.org
  57. Conasprella somalica · gbif.org
  58. Conus abbreviatus · gbif.org
  59. Conus achatinus · gbif.org
  60. Conus adenensis · gbif.org
  61. Amadis cone · gbif.org
  62. Conus anemone · gbif.org
  63. Conus angioiorum · gbif.org
  64. Conus antiquus · gbif.org
  65. Conus archiepiscopus · gbif.org
  66. Conus ardisiaceus · gbif.org
  67. sand-dusted cone · gbif.org
  68. clay cone · gbif.org
  69. Conus aristophanes · gbif.org
  70. augur cone · gbif.org
  71. Princely cone · gbif.org
  72. Conus balteatus · gbif.org
  73. birch cone · gbif.org
  74. Conus bondarevi · gbif.org
  75. bubble cone · gbif.org
  76. captain cone · gbif.org
  77. Characteristic Cone · gbif.org
  78. Conus carcarensis · gbif.org
  79. Cat cone · gbif.org
  80. astrologer's cone · gbif.org
  81. Conus chaldeus · gbif.org
  82. Conus circumactus · gbif.org
  83. Conus classiarius · gbif.org
  84. coronated cone · gbif.org
  85. Conus cuvieri · gbif.org
  86. cylindrical cone · gbif.org
  87. Conus distans · gbif.org
  88. Hebrew cone · gbif.org
  89. Conus echo · gbif.org
  90. Conus episcopatus · gbif.org
  91. episcopal cone · gbif.org
  92. Red Sea cone · gbif.org
  93. fig cone · gbif.org
  94. Golden-Yellow Cone · gbif.org
  95. Smoky Cone · gbif.org
  96. general cone · gbif.org
  97. Geography cone, Geographer cone · gbif.org
  98. Conus glans · gbif.org
  99. Imperial cone · gbif.org
  100. engraved cone · gbif.org
  101. Jickeli’s Cone · gbif.org
  102. Conus lemniscatus · gbif.org
  103. leopard cone · gbif.org
  104. Conus lischkeanus · gbif.org
  105. lithograph cone · gbif.org
  106. Lettered cone · gbif.org
  107. Livid cone · gbif.org
  108. vice admiral cone · gbif.org
  109. magical cone · gbif.org
  110. Maldive cone · gbif.org
  111. Conus martensi · gbif.org
  112. Mile Cone · gbif.org
  113. Conus miliaris · gbif.org
  114. glory-of-India cone · gbif.org
  115. Conus mitratus · gbif.org
  116. Conus moluccensis · gbif.org
  117. Supreme Cone · gbif.org
  118. Conus mucronatus · gbif.org
  119. music cone · gbif.org
  120. weasel cone · gbif.org
  121. namocanus cone · gbif.org
  122. Conus nimbosus · gbif.org
  123. Nussatella cone · gbif.org
  124. Obscure cone · gbif.org
  125. Omaria cone · gbif.org
  126. Conus parvatus · gbif.org
  127. feathered cone · gbif.org
  128. Conus planorbis · gbif.org
  129. Flea-bitten cone · gbif.org
  130. Oak cone, Yellow cone · gbif.org
  131. rat cone · gbif.org
  132. netted cone · gbif.org
  133. Conus salzmanni · gbif.org
  134. Conus splendidulus · gbif.org
  135. Clay Cone · gbif.org
  136. marriage cone · gbif.org
  137. Conus striatellus · gbif.org
  138. Striated cone · gbif.org
  139. Conus striolatus · gbif.org
  140. ringed cone · gbif.org
  141. Conus terebra · gbif.org
  142. tessellate cone · gbif.org
  143. Cloth-of-gold cone, Textile cone shell · gbif.org
  144. ruddy cone · gbif.org
  145. Tulip cone · gbif.org
  146. Conus varius · gbif.org
  147. Conus ventricosus · gbif.org
  148. flag cone · gbif.org
  149. Conus violaceus · gbif.org
  150. virgin cone · gbif.org
  151. obese cone · gbif.org
  152. Eoconus diversiformis · gbif.org
  153. Lilliconus biraghii · gbif.org
  154. Lilliconus congruens · gbif.org
  155. Profundiconus neotorquatus · gbif.org
  156. Profundiconus rashafunensis · gbif.org
  157. Profundiconus teramachii · gbif.org
  158. Pseudolilliconus korni · gbif.org
  159. Orphanopusia osiridis · gbif.org
  160. Pusia microzonias · gbif.org
  161. Vexillum amabile · gbif.org
  162. Vexillum chelonia · gbif.org
  163. Vexillum depexum · gbif.org
  164. Vexillum gorii · gbif.org
  165. Vexillum modestum · gbif.org
  166. Vexillum oleaceum · gbif.org
  167. Vexillum pacificum · gbif.org
  168. Vexillum pardale · gbif.org
  169. Vexillum unifasciale · gbif.org
  170. Vexillum unifascialis · gbif.org
  171. little fox miter · gbif.org
  172. Ranzani's triton · gbif.org
  173. Gelagna pallida · gbif.org

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