# Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families A to L (509 species) > Every snail and sea snail species with a record from Somalia in GBIF, families A to L, with Red List category and number of records. Source page: https://calankii.com/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l/ Last checked: 2026-11-13 Publisher: Calankii (https://calankii.com) ## In short On 12 November 2026 the Global Biodiversity Information Facility (GBIF), the international open database of species records, held records of 509 snail (families A to L) species with Somalia as the country, in 59 families ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The largest families by number of species on record are ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)): - Conidae: 110 - Cypraeidae: 76 - Cymatiidae: 26 - Fasciolariidae: 25 - Cerithiidae: 24 - Cerastidae: 22 - Cassidae: 18 - Atlantidae: 15 - Achatinidae: 15 - Bursidae: 14 ## Most often recorded The species with the most GBIF records from Somalia are Naria marginalis (95), *Pila speciosa* (25), *Conasprella bozzettii* (22), *Zebrinops revoili* (20), Red Sea cowrie (18), *[Atlanta](/en/diaspora/atlanta-clarkston/) frontieri* (16) ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). 222 of the 509 species have a single record from Somalia (same source). ## Named after Somali places 8 species on this list carry Somalia or a Somali place in their scientific name, for example *Atlanta gaudichaudi*, *Jubaia excentrica*, *Kanamarua somalica*, *Zafrona somalica*, *Conasprella somalica*, *Fusinus somaliensis*, *Cerastus somaliensis*, *Granopupa somaliensis* ([GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei)). ## Species under threat The IUCN Red List places these species in a threatened category ([GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)): - Vulnerable: *Conus ardisiaceus* ([IUCN via GBIF](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)) Families M to Z are on [Snails and sea snails of Somalia: families M to Z](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-m-to-z/). ## How to read this list A species is on this list when GBIF holds at least one record of it from Somalia. A record can be a museum specimen more than a century old, a sighting shared by an observer, or a specimen cited in a scientific paper. Some records are old and a few may be misidentified, so this is a list of records, not of what lives in Somalia today. Names follow the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, which can lag behind the newest research. ## Red List summary - Critically Endangered (CR): 0 - Endangered (EN): 0 - Vulnerable (VU): 1 - Near Threatened (NT): 1 - Least Concern (LC): 104 - Data Deficient (DD): 10 - Not Evaluated (NE): 393 Categories are from the IUCN Red List as published through GBIF ([GBIF species API, IUCN Red List category](https://techdocs.gbif.org/en/openapi/v1/species)). ## Largest families - Conidae: 110 species - Cypraeidae: 76 species - Cymatiidae: 26 species - Fasciolariidae: 25 species - Cerithiidae: 24 species - Cerastidae: 22 species - Cassidae: 18 species - Atlantidae: 15 species - Achatinidae: 15 species - Bursidae: 14 species ## Full list (509 species) Each name links to its Calankii page where one exists, otherwise to its GBIF species page. "Records in Somalia" is the number of GBIF occurrence records with Somalia as the country, counted on 12 November 2026 ([GBIF occurrence search, Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO)). The same rows, with Wikidata ids and more columns, are in the open data file [species-recorded-in-somalia.csv](/data/nature/species-recorded-in-somalia.csv). This list is in 4 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-2/) · [3](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-3/) · [4](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-4/) | Name | Scientific name | Family | Red List | Records in Somalia | |---|---|---|---|---| | [Brownisca stefaninii](https://www.gbif.org/species/10224103) | *Brownisca stefaninii* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Homorus erlangeri](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l/) | *Homorus erlangeri* | Achatinidae | NE | 6 | | [Homorus garamulatae](https://www.gbif.org/species/8963205) | *Homorus garamulatae* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Limicolaria erlangeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/9039431) | *Limicolaria erlangeri* | Achatinidae | NE | 8 | | [Limicolaria kambeul](https://www.gbif.org/species/10017933) | *Limicolaria kambeul* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Limicolaria martensiana](https://www.gbif.org/species/9214446) | *Limicolaria martensiana* | Achatinidae | NE | 2 | | [Limicolaria perelongata](https://www.gbif.org/species/9995988) | *Limicolaria perelongata* | Achatinidae | NE | 7 | | [Limicolariopsis donaldsoni](https://www.gbif.org/species/10540540) | *Limicolariopsis donaldsoni* | Achatinidae | NE | 12 | | [Giant African snail, East African Land Snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/8790531) | *Lissachatina fulica* | Achatinidae | NE | 15 | | [Lissachatina johnstoni](https://www.gbif.org/species/11092657) | *Lissachatina johnstoni* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Lissachatina lactea](https://www.gbif.org/species/10849765) | *Lissachatina lactea* | Achatinidae | NE | 7 | | [Lissachatina reticulata](https://www.gbif.org/species/10715627) | *Lissachatina reticulata* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Decollate Snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/2294129) | *Rumina decollata* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Subulina perlucida](https://www.gbif.org/species/11183578) | *Subulina perlucida* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Zootecus insularis](https://www.gbif.org/species/8718771) | *Zootecus insularis* | Achatinidae | NE | 1 | | [Lanistes boltenianus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7439344) | *Lanistes boltenianus* | Ampullariidae | NE | 14 | | [Lanistes ovum](https://www.gbif.org/species/9612497) | *Lanistes ovum* | Ampullariidae | NE | 2 | | [Lanistes purpureus](https://www.gbif.org/species/5783789) | *Lanistes purpureus* | Ampullariidae | LC | 1 | | [Pila ovata](https://www.gbif.org/species/5783760) | *Pila ovata* | Ampullariidae | LC | 3 | | [Pila speciosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5783764) | *Pila speciosa* | Ampullariidae | DD | 25 | | [large African apple snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/5783751) | *Pila wernei* | Ampullariidae | LC | 2 | | [Ampullina coxi](https://www.gbif.org/species/9266764) | *Ampullina coxi* | Ampullinidae | NE | 5 | | [Nerita hemisphaerica](https://www.gbif.org/species/9455104) | *Nerita hemisphaerica* | Ampullinidae | NE | 1 | | [Phasianella oweni](https://www.gbif.org/species/9626595) | *Phasianella oweni* | Ampullinidae | NE | 6 | | [Ancilla acuminata](https://www.gbif.org/species/5727871) | *Ancilla acuminata* | Ancillariidae | NE | 2 | | [chestnut ancilla](https://www.gbif.org/species/5727872) | *Ancilla castanea* | Ancillariidae | NE | 2 | | [cinnamon ancilla](https://www.gbif.org/species/5727868) | *Ancilla cinnamomea* | Ancillariidae | NE | 3 | | [Ancilla djiboutina](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502046) | *Ancilla djiboutina* | Ancillariidae | NE | 1 | | [Ancilla exigua](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502047) | *Ancilla exigua* | Ancillariidae | NE | 2 | | [Ancilla ovalis](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502022) | *Ancilla ovalis* | Ancillariidae | NE | 3 | | [Ancilla sarda](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502042) | *Ancilla sarda* | Ancillariidae | NE | 2 | | [Ancilla ventricosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5727876) | *Ancilla ventricosa* | Ancillariidae | NE | 13 | | [Anolacia aperta](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502110) | *Anolacia aperta* | Ancillariidae | NE | 6 | | [Anolacia bozzettii](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502109) | *Anolacia bozzettii* | Ancillariidae | NE | 8 | | [Anolacia mauritiana](https://www.gbif.org/species/6502107) | *Anolacia mauritiana* | Ancillariidae | NE | 8 | | [Actaeonina striata](https://www.gbif.org/species/9555573) | *Actaeonina striata* | Aplustridae | NE | 2 | | [Candy stripe bubble snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/6516419) | *Bullina oblonga* | Aplustridae | NE | 1 | | [Aplysia parvula](https://www.gbif.org/species/8614709) | *Aplysia parvula* | Aplysiidae | NE | 1 | | [Anvil Sea Hare](https://www.gbif.org/species/4359297) | *Dolabella auricularia* | Aplysiidae | NE | 1 | | [longtail seacat](https://www.gbif.org/species/2297318) | *Stylocheilus longicauda* | Aplysiidae | NE | 1 | | [smooth sundial](https://www.gbif.org/species/4358654) | *Architectonica laevigata* | Architectonicidae | NE | 1 | | [Clear Sundial Shell](https://www.gbif.org/species/2298137) | *Architectonica perspectiva* | Architectonicidae | NE | 7 | | [Heliacus areola](https://www.gbif.org/species/4358652) | *Heliacus areola* | Architectonicidae | NE | 1 | | [Heliacus implexus](https://www.gbif.org/species/4358638) | *Heliacus implexus* | Architectonicidae | NE | 1 | | [channeled sundial](https://www.gbif.org/species/2298098) | *Heliacus infundibuliformis* | Architectonicidae | NE | 1 | | [Heliacus trochoides](https://www.gbif.org/species/4611767) | *Heliacus trochoides* | Architectonicidae | NE | 1 | | [Psilaxis radiatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/4611716) | *Psilaxis radiatus* | Architectonicidae | NE | 8 | | [Eussoia aethiopica](https://www.gbif.org/species/5784083) | *Eussoia aethiopica* | Assimineidae | DD | 4 | | [Atlanta brunnea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301374) | *Atlanta brunnea* | Atlantidae | NE | 2 | | [Atlanta echinogyra](https://www.gbif.org/species/6490128) | *Atlanta echinogyra* | Atlantidae | NE | 9 | | [Atlanta frontieri](https://www.gbif.org/species/6490131) | *Atlanta frontieri* | Atlantidae | NE | 16 | | [Atlanta gaudichaudi](https://www.gbif.org/species/7589019) | *Atlanta gaudichaudi* | Atlantidae | NE | 3 | | [Atlanta gibbosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/6490134) | *Atlanta gibbosa* | Atlantidae | NE | 11 | | [Atlanta helicinoidea](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301378) | *Atlanta helicinoidea* | Atlantidae | NE | 5 | | [Inclined Atlanta](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301383) | *Atlanta inclinata* | Atlantidae | NE | 10 | | [Atlanta inflata](https://www.gbif.org/species/8387489) | *Atlanta inflata* | Atlantidae | NE | 5 | | [Atlanta lesueurii](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301369) | *Atlanta lesueurii* | Atlantidae | NE | 12 | | [Atlanta meteori](https://www.gbif.org/species/6490132) | *Atlanta meteori* | Atlantidae | NE | 7 | | [Atlanta oligogyra](https://www.gbif.org/species/4361182) | *Atlanta oligogyra* | Atlantidae | NE | 7 | | [Peron's Atlanta](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301372) | *Atlanta peronii* | Atlantidae | NE | 1 | | [Atlanta plana](https://www.gbif.org/species/6490130) | *Atlanta plana* | Atlantidae | NE | 6 | | [Atlanta selvagensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/4361184) | *Atlanta selvagensis* | Atlantidae | NE | 2 | | [Atlanta turriculata](https://www.gbif.org/species/2301376) | *Atlanta turriculata* | Atlantidae | NE | 7 | | [Spiral Babylon Snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/4601537) | *Babylonia spirata* | Babyloniidae | NE | 2 | | [Babylonia valentiana](https://www.gbif.org/species/6125762) | *Babylonia valentiana* | Babyloniidae | NE | 16 | | [Batillaria sordida](https://www.gbif.org/species/5857753) | *Batillaria sordida* | Batillariidae | NE | 1 | | [Gabbiella parvipila](https://www.gbif.org/species/5784148) | *Gabbiella parvipila* | Bithyniidae | LC | 5 | | [Jubaia excentrica](https://www.gbif.org/species/5784161) | *Jubaia excentrica* | Bithyniidae | DD | 7 | | [Bathytoma fissa](https://www.gbif.org/species/6511699) | *Bathytoma fissa* | Borsoniidae | NE | 5 | | [Bathytoma oldhami](https://www.gbif.org/species/6511682) | *Bathytoma oldhami* | Borsoniidae | NE | 1 | | [Borsonia ochracea](https://www.gbif.org/species/6511783) | *Borsonia ochracea* | Borsoniidae | NE | 1 | | [Drilliola reevii](https://www.gbif.org/species/11534836) | *Drilliola reevii* | Borsoniidae | NE | 1 | | [Bulinus abyssinicus](https://www.gbif.org/species/6874872) | *Bulinus abyssinicus* | Bulinidae | LC | 1 | | [Bulinus africanus](https://www.gbif.org/species/6874846) | *Bulinus africanus* | Bulinidae | LC | 1 | | [Bulinus (Pyrgophysa) forskalii](https://www.gbif.org/species/5724433) | *Bulinus forskalii* | Bulinidae | LC | 2 | | [Bulinus truncatus](https://www.gbif.org/species/7695428) | *Bulinus truncatus* | Bulinidae | LC | 1 | | [Bottle Bulla](https://www.gbif.org/species/5189990) | *Bulla ampulla* | Bullidae | NE | 5 | | [Bulla macfadyeni](https://www.gbif.org/species/8546775) | *Bulla macfadyeni* | Bullidae | NE | 1 | | [Bufonaria foliata](https://www.gbif.org/species/5796828) | *Bufonaria foliata* | Bursidae | NE | 7 | | [Bursa bufonia](https://www.gbif.org/species/5192162) | *Bursa bufonia* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [Bursa davidboschi](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488326) | *Bursa davidboschi* | Bursidae | NE | 6 | | [Bursa humilis](https://www.gbif.org/species/5796812) | *Bursa humilis* | Bursidae | NE | 2 | | [Bursa rosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5724869) | *Bursa rosa* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [Bursa tuberosissima](https://www.gbif.org/species/6126448) | *Bursa tuberosissima* | Bursidae | NE | 1 | | [Bursina fernandesi](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488316) | *Bursina fernandesi* | Bursidae | NE | 16 | | [Granular Frog Shell](https://www.gbif.org/species/11155573) | *Dulcerana granularis* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [Korrigania awatii](https://www.gbif.org/species/11115844) | *Korrigania awatii* | Bursidae | NE | 13 | | [Wine-mouth Frog shell](https://www.gbif.org/species/11114460) | *Lampasopsis rhodostoma* | Bursidae | NE | 2 | | [Fine-Sculpted Frogsnail](https://www.gbif.org/species/11193468) | *Tritonoranella ranelloides* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [Tutufa bardeyi](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488389) | *Tutufa bardeyi* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [giant frogsnail](https://www.gbif.org/species/2299283) | *Tutufa bubo* | Bursidae | NE | 7 | | [Tutufa bufo](https://www.gbif.org/species/2299282) | *Tutufa bufo* | Bursidae | NE | 3 | | [Bythinella pupoides](https://www.gbif.org/species/4560996) | *Bythinella pupoides* | Bythinellidae | LC | 1 | | [Calliostoma chuni](https://www.gbif.org/species/6515310) | *Calliostoma chuni* | Calliostomatidae | NE | 3 | | [Calliostoma scotti](https://www.gbif.org/species/6515270) | *Calliostoma scotti* | Calliostomatidae | NE | 3 | | [Calliostoma sublaeve](https://www.gbif.org/species/6515178) | *Calliostoma sublaeve* | Calliostomatidae | NE | 5 | | [Maurea delli](https://www.gbif.org/species/9128237) | *Maurea delli* | Calliostomatidae | NE | 1 | | [Calliotropis patula](https://www.gbif.org/species/6514154) | *Calliotropis patula* | Calliotropidae | NE | 1 | | [Walsh's White Slipper Limpet](https://www.gbif.org/species/6126173) | *Ergaea walshi* | Calyptraeidae | NE | 1 | | [Cancellicula aethiopica](https://www.gbif.org/species/5857326) | *Cancellicula aethiopica* | Cancellariidae | NE | 1 | | [Mericella bozzettii](https://www.gbif.org/species/6498232) | *Mericella bozzettii* | Cancellariidae | NE | 4 | | [Nipponaphera quasilla](https://www.gbif.org/species/6497990) | *Nipponaphera quasilla* | Cancellariidae | NE | 2 | | [Scalptia hystrix](https://www.gbif.org/species/6498087) | *Scalptia hystrix* | Cancellariidae | NE | 2 | | [Scalptia nassa](https://www.gbif.org/species/6498090) | *Scalptia nassa* | Cancellariidae | NE | 1 | | [Scalptia scalarina](https://www.gbif.org/species/4960523) | *Scalptia scalarina* | Cancellariidae | NE | 2 | | [Trigonaphera dekkeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/10262659) | *Trigonaphera dekkeri* | Cancellariidae | NE | 4 | | [Casmaria beui](https://www.gbif.org/species/7863088) | *Casmaria beui* | Cassidae | NE | 15 | | [Casmaria erinaceus](https://www.gbif.org/species/4360472) | *Casmaria erinaceus* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Cassidaria desori](https://www.gbif.org/species/4963188) | *Cassidaria desori* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Cassis aegyptiaca](https://www.gbif.org/species/9394086) | *Cassis aegyptiaca* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Cassis mamillaris](https://www.gbif.org/species/5935438) | *Cassis mamillaris* | Cassidae | NE | 3 | | [Cassis retusa](https://www.gbif.org/species/5935441) | *Cassis retusa* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [bull mouth helmet](https://www.gbif.org/species/4360476) | *Cypraecassis rufa* | Cassidae | NE | 7 | | [Valdivia bonnet snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/4963162) | *Echinophoria bituberculosa* | Cassidae | NE | 13 | | [Alcock's false tun](https://www.gbif.org/species/6487979) | *Galeodea alcocki* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Galeodea keyteri](https://www.gbif.org/species/6487990) | *Galeodea keyteri* | Cassidae | NE | 9 | | [Checkerboard Bonnet Snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/4613541) | *Phalium areola* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Grey Bonnet Snail](https://www.gbif.org/species/4360463) | *Phalium glaucum* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Semicassis bisulcata](https://www.gbif.org/species/4613505) | *Semicassis bisulcata* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Semicassis faurotis](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488056) | *Semicassis faurotis* | Cassidae | NE | 9 | | [Semicassis fernandesi](https://www.gbif.org/species/9287678) | *Semicassis fernandesi* | Cassidae | NE | 5 | | [Semicassis glabrata](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488052) | *Semicassis glabrata* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [grooved helmet](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488062) | *Semicassis granulata* | Cassidae | NE | 1 | | [Semicassis microstoma](https://www.gbif.org/species/6488058) | *Semicassis microstoma* | Cassidae | NE | 7 | | [Cerastus achatinoides](https://www.gbif.org/species/8906268) | *Cerastus achatinoides* | Cerastidae | NE | 5 | | [Cerastus boothi](https://www.gbif.org/species/8977732) | *Cerastus boothi* | Cerastidae | NE | 7 | | [Cerastus ellerbecki](https://www.gbif.org/species/8735003) | *Cerastus ellerbecki* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Cerastus featheri](https://www.gbif.org/species/10778326) | *Cerastus featheri* | Cerastidae | NE | 2 | | [Cerastus putealis](https://www.gbif.org/species/8862073) | *Cerastus putealis* | Cerastidae | NE | 2 | | [Cerastus somaliensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/11220334) | *Cerastus somaliensis* | Cerastidae | NE | 10 | | [Euryptyxis candida](https://www.gbif.org/species/10863692) | *Euryptyxis candida* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Euryptyxis labiosa](https://www.gbif.org/species/10780835) | *Euryptyxis labiosa* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Euryptyxis maunoiriana](https://www.gbif.org/species/11172192) | *Euryptyxis maunoiriana* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Euryptyxis pauli](https://www.gbif.org/species/11147622) | *Euryptyxis pauli* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Euryptyxis revoili](https://www.gbif.org/species/11194273) | *Euryptyxis revoili* | Cerastidae | NE | 7 | | [Conicial Barksnail](https://www.gbif.org/species/9769812) | *Gittenedouardia conulus* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Rachis pachistoma](https://www.gbif.org/species/10226239) | *Rachis pachistoma* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Rachis punctata](https://www.gbif.org/species/9791662) | *Rachis punctata* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Rachis venusta](https://www.gbif.org/species/7541756) | *Rachis venusta* | Cerastidae | NE | 3 | | [Rhachistia erlangeri](https://www.gbif.org/species/11189855) | *Rhachistia erlangeri* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Rhachistia ganalensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/11128123) | *Rhachistia ganalensis* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Rhachistia rorkorensis](https://www.gbif.org/species/11170037) | *Rhachistia rorkorensis* | Cerastidae | NE | 2 | | [Zebrinops albata](https://www.gbif.org/species/10793446) | *Zebrinops albata* | Cerastidae | NE | 2 | | [Zebrinops maunoiriana](https://www.gbif.org/species/11164127) | *Zebrinops maunoiriana* | Cerastidae | NE | 2 | | [Zebrinops rabaudi](https://www.gbif.org/species/11112092) | *Zebrinops rabaudi* | Cerastidae | NE | 1 | | [Zebrinops revoili](https://www.gbif.org/species/10751818) | *Zebrinops revoili* | Cerastidae | NE | 20 | | [Bittium elegantissimum](https://www.gbif.org/species/4609052) | *Bittium elegantissimum* | Cerithiidae | NE | 1 | | [Bittium glareosum](https://www.gbif.org/species/4362823) | *Bittium glareosum* | Cerithiidae | NE | 1 | | [Cerithium adansonii](https://www.gbif.org/species/4609176) | *Cerithium adansonii* | Cerithiidae | NE | 1 | This list is in 4 parts: **1** · [2](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-2/) · [3](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-3/) · [4](/en/nature/snails-of-somalia-a-to-l-4/) ## Sources - [GBIF occurrence search, country Somalia](https://www.gbif.org/occurrence/search?country=SO) - [GBIF Backbone Taxonomy](https://doi.org/10.15468/39omei) - [IUCN Red List of Threatened Species](https://www.iucnredlist.org/) --- I want to help with this: email hello@calankii.com. 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