Turridae
Antiplanes thalea
Barleeidae
Barleeia acuta
 
Tricoliidae
Eulithidium pulloides Tricolia n. sp.
Caecidae
Caecum crebricinctum  Caecum occidentale
Conidae
 Kurtzia arteaga Kurtziella crebricostata Oenopota elegans Oenopota excurvata  Oenopota levidensis Oenopota pyramidalis Ophiodermella cancellata Ophiodermella inermis
Cylichnidae
Acteocina culcitella Acteocina eximia

Naticidae
Cryptonatica affinis Cryptonatica aleutica Euspira lewisii
 
Lottiidae
Lottia digitalis Lottia instabilis Lottia pelta  Lottia rosacea
 


This page last revised: 1-21-2012

Pyramidellidae
Odostomia columbiana Turbonilla aurantia Turbonilla sp. 1 Turbonilla sp. 3 Turbonilla sp. 4

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Cerithiidae
Cerithiopsis sp. Cerithiopsis sp. 2 Lirobittium attenuatum Stylidium eschrichtii









Lepetidae
Cryptobranchia concentrica
Rissoidae
Alvania compacta 
Acmaeidae
Acmaea mitra
Fissurellidae
Cranopsis multistriata Diodora aspera Fissurellidea bimaculata 



 







SiphonariidaeSiphonaria thersites






 











Littorinidae
Lacuna variegata Lacuna vincta Littorina scutulata Littorina sitkana Littorina subrotundata, barnacle ecotype 



 






Muricidae
Boreotrophon multicostatus Boreotrophon stuarti Ceratostoma foliatum Nucella canaliculata Nucella lamellosa Nucella lima Nucella ostrina Ocinebrellus inornatus Ocinebrina interfossa Ocinebrina lurida Ocinebrina sclera Scabrotrophon maltzani
 
Batillariidae
Batillaria attramentaria
Turbinidae
Homalopoma baculum Homalopoma luridum Pomaulax gibberosa
Trochidae
Calliostoma annulatum Callistoma canaliculatum Calliostoma ligatum Chlorostoma funebralis Lirularia lirulata Margarites helicinus Margarites pupillus Promartynia pulligo






Capulidae
Trichotropis bicarinata Trichotropis cancellata


Calyptraeidae
Calyptraea fastigiata Crepidula convexa Crepidula nummaria Crepidula onyx Crepipatella dorsata Garnotia adunca



Epitoniidae
Epitonium indianorum Epitonium sawniae Epitonium tinctum Opalia borealis







Vermetidae
Petaloconchus compactus


Eulimidae
Melanella columbiana Melanella micans









  




Columbellidae
Alia carinata Amphissa columbiana Astyris gausapata

Hipponicidae
Antisabia panamensis









Buccinidae
Beringius eyerdami Beringius kennicottii Buccinum baerii Buccinum glaciale Buccinum plectrum Buccinum viridum Colus halli Lirabuccinum dirum Neptunea lyrata lyrata Neptunea ithia Neptunea stilesi Neptunea humboldtiana Neptunea tabulata





Velutinidae
Marsenina rhombica Velutina prolongata





Nassariidae
Caesia fossatus Hima fratercula Hima mendica Ilyanassa obsoleta

Olividae
Callianax baetica Callianax biplicata Callianax pycna






























































The following are Opisthobranchs with shells, but are included here to aid in identification.















Volutidae
 Arctomelon stearnsii




Acteonidae
Rictaxis punctocaelatus








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 Haminoeidae
Haminoea japonica Haminoea vesicula
 
Cystiscidae
Granulina margaritula
Ranellidae
Fusitriton oregonensis

Amathinidae
Iselica obtusa

Cancellariidae
Neoadmete modesta

Turbinellidae
Exilioidea rectirostris
Haliotidae
Haliotis kamtschatkana

Gastropods of the Pacific Northwest

(Northern California to Southeast Alaska)

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