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A Database of Western Atlantic Marine Mollusca

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294 species with distribution records in Massachusetts;
Full Current Name
Lepeta caeca (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Testudinalia testudinalis (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Lottia alveus (Conrad, 1831)
Puncturella noachina (Linnaeus, 1771)
Calliostoma occidentale (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Calliostoma bairdii Verrill & Smith, 1880
Solariella obscura (Couthouy, 1838)
Margarites argentatus (Gould, 1841)
Moelleria costulata (Möller, 1842)
Margarites olivaceus (Brown, 1827)
Margarites costalis (Gould, 1841)
Margarites striatus (Leach, 1819)
Margarites helicinus (Phipps, 1774)
Calliotropis infundibulum (Watson, 1879)
Calliotropis regalis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
Bittiolum alternatum (Say, 1822)
Vermicularia radicula (Stimpson, 1851)
Tachyrhynchus reticulatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Tachyrhynchus erosus (Couthouy, 1838)
Littorina obtusata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Lacuna vincta (Montagu, 1803)
Lacuna pallidula (da Costa, 1778)
Littoraria irrorata (Say, 1822)
Littorina saxatilis (Olivi, 1792)
Littorina littorea (Linnaeus, 1758)
Skeneopsis planorbis (Fabricius, 1780)
Assiminea succinea (Pfeiffer, 1840)
Caecum cooperi S. Smith, 1860
Caecum pulchellum Stimpson, 1851
Littoridinops tenuipes (Couper, 1844)
Spurwinkia salsa (Pilsbry, 1905)
Hydrobia truncata (Vanatta, 1924)
Cincinnatia winkleyi (Pilsbry, 1912)
Onoba aculeus (Gould, 1841)
Frigidoalvania brychia (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Onoba leptalea (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Onoba exarata (Stimpson, 1851)
Onoba mighelsii (Stimpson, 1851)
Frigidoalvania pelagica (Stimpson, 1851)
Alvania pseudoareolata Warén, 1974
Cyclostremiscus pentagonus (Gabb, 1873)
Aporrhais occidentalis (Beck, 1836)
Crucibulum striatum (Say, 1826)
Crepidula fornicata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Crepidula convexa Say, 1822
Crepidula plana Say, 1822
Trichotropis borealis Broderip & Sowerby, 1829
Marsenina glabra (Couthouy, 1838)
Velutina velutina (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Limneria undata (Brown, 1839)
Euspira triseriata (Say, 1826)
Euspira immaculata (Totten, 1835)
Neverita duplicata (Say, 1822)
Bulbus smithii Brown, 1839
Euspira pallida (Broderip & Sowerby, 1829)
Euspira heros (Say, 1822)
Cryptonatica affinis (Gmelin, 1791)
Amauropsis islandica (Gmelin, 1791)
Epitonium championi Clench & Turner, 1952
Epitonium humphreysii (Kiener, 1838)
Acirsa borealis (Lyell, 1841)
Couthouyella striatula (Couthouy, 1838)
Epitonium multistriatum (Say, 1826)
Epitonium greenlandicum (G. Perry, 1811)
Epitonium rupicola (Kurtz, 1860)
Janthina janthina (Linnaeus, 1758)
Melanella oleacea (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
Cerithiopsis greenii (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Seila adamsii (H. C. Lea, 1845)
Retilaskeya emersonii (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Marshallora nigrocincta (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Nucella lapillus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Trophon clathratus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Eupleura caudata (Say, 1822)
Trophon abyssorum A. E. Verrill, 1885
Urosalpinx cinerea (Say, 1822)
Costoanachis avara (Say, 1822)
Astyris rosacea (Gould, 1840)
Costoanachis translirata (Ravenel, 1861)
Astyris lunata (Say, 1826)
Colus stimpsoni (Mörch, 1868)
Buccinum fragile G. O. Sars, 1878
Colus pygmaeus (Gould, 1841)
Buccinum undatum Linnaeus, 1758
Buccinum abyssorum Verrill & Smith, 1884
Neptunea despecta (Linnaeus, 1758)
Buccinum cyaneum Bruguière, 1789
Neptunea lyrata decemcostata (Say, 1826)
Colus islandicus (Mohr, 1786)
Retimohnia caelata (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Colus terraenovae Bouchet & Warén, 1985
Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
Busycotypus canaliculatus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Nassarius vibex (Say, 1822)
Ilyanassa trivittata (Say, 1822)
Ilyanassa obsoleta (Say, 1822)
Admete viridula (Fabricius, 1780)
Oenopota cancellata (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Gymnobela agassizii (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
Propebela exarata (Möller, 1842)
Propebela concinnula (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Gymnobela blakeana (Dall, 1881)
Curtitoma reticulata (Brown, 1827)
Pyrgocythara plicosa (C. B. Adams, 1850)
Pleurotomella pandionis (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Curtitoma incisula (A. E. Verrill, 1882)
Propebela rugulata (Reeve, 1846)
Theta chariessa (Watson, 1881)
Oenopota pingelii (Möller, 1842)
Curtitoma violacea (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Kurtziella cerina (Kurtz & Stimpson, 1851)
Oenopota pyramidalis (Ström, 1788)
Curtitoma decussata (Couthouy, 1839)
Propebela harpularia (Couthouy, 1838)
Turritellopsis stimpsoni Dall, 1919
Turbonilla aequalis (Say, 1826)
Turbonilla sumneri Bartsch, 1909
Syrnola producta (C. B. Adams, 1840)
Turbonilla interrupta (Totten, 1835)
Turbonilla verrilli Bartsch, 1909
Fargoa bartschi (Winkley, 1909)
Turbonilla nivea (Stimpson, 1851)
Boonea seminuda (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Liostomia eburnea (Stimpson, 1851)
Turbonilla louiseae Clarke, 1954
Odostomia winkleyi Bartsch, 1909
Turbonilla elegantula A. E. Verrill, 1882
Odostomia dealbata (Stimpson, 1851) [Dubious name]
Boonea bisuturalis (Say, 1822)
Odostomia hendersoni Bartsch, 1909
Fargoa dianthophila (Wells & Wells, 1961)
Fargoa gibbosa (Bush, 1909)
Fargoa bushiana (Bartsch, 1909)
Turbonilla rathbuni Verrill & Smith, 1880
Turbonilla buteonis Bartsch, 1909
Turbonilla mighelsi Bartsch, 1909
Sayella fusca (C. B. Adams, 1839)
Ringicula nitida A. E. Verrill, 1872
Japonactaeon punctostriatus (C. B. Adams, 1840)
Diaphana minuta Brown, 1827
Diaphana hiemalis (Couthouy, 1839)
Haminoea solitaria (Say, 1822)
Cylichna gouldii (Couthouy, 1839)
Acteocina canaliculata (Say, 1826)
Cylichna vortex (Dall, 1881)
Cylichnella oryza (Totten, 1835)
Cylichna alba (Brown, 1827)
Scaphander punctostriatus (Mighels & Adams, 1842)
Scaphander nobilis A. E. Verrill, 1884
Philine lima (Brown, 1827)
Philine denticulata (J. Adams, 1800)
Philine quadrata (S. V. Wood, 1839)
Retusa obtusa (Montagu, 1803)
Aplysia fasciata Poiret, 1789
Hedylopsis riseri M. P. Morse, 1976
Microhedyle nahantensis (Doe, 1974)
Elysia chlorotica Gould, 1870
Elysia catulus (Gould, 1870)
Hermaea cruciata Gould, 1870
Alderia modesta (Lovén, 1844)
Ercolania fuscata (Gould, 1870)
Cavolinia flava (d'Orbigny, 1834)
Cavolinia uncinata (Rang, 1829)
Creseis conica Eschscholtz, 1829
Cavolinia tridentata (Forsskål, 1775)
Limacina retroversa retroversa (Fleming, 1823)
Clione limacina limacina (Phipps, 1774)
Doris verrucosa Linnaeus, 1758
Corambe obscura A. E. Verrill, 1870
Okenia quadricornis (Montagu, 1815)
Ancula gibbosa (Risso, 1818)
Onchidoris diademata (Gould, 1870)
Acanthodoris pilosa (Abildgaard, 1789)
Onchidoris bilamellata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Onchidoris muricata (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Adalaria proxima (Alder & Hancock, 1854)
Onchidoris grisea (Gould, 1870)
Onchidoris tenella (Gould, 1870)
Issena pacifica (Bergh, 1894)
Palio dubius (M. Sars, 1829)
Polycerella emertoni A. E. Verrill, 1880
Dendronotus elegans A. E. Verrill, 1880
Dendronotus frondosus (Ascanius, 1774)
Scyllaea pelagica Linnaeus, 1758
Aeolidia papillosa (Linnaeus, 1761)
Eubranchus exiguus (Alder & Hancock, 1848)
Flabellina pellucida (Alder & Hancock, 1843)
Flabellina nobilis (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Flabellina verrucosa (M. Sars, 1829)
Flabellina salmonacea (Couthouy, 1838)
Flabellina gracilis (Alder & Hancock, 1844)
Cratena pilata (Gould, 1870)
Facelina bostoniensis (Couthouy, 1838)
Cuthona gymnota (Couthouy, 1838)
Tenellia fuscata (Gould, 1870)
Cuthona veronicae (A. E. Verrill, 1880)
Melampus bidentatus Say, 1822
Myosotella myosotis (Draparnaud, 1801)
Solemya velum Say, 1822
Ennucula tenuis (Montagu, 1808)
Nucula proxima Say, 1822
Nucula delphinodonta Mighels & Adams, 1842
Nuculana tenuisulcata (Couthouy, 1838)
Yoldia myalis (Couthouy, 1838)
Yoldia sapotilla (Gould, 1841)
Megayoldia thraciaeformis (Storer, 1838)
Yoldia limatula (Say, 1831)
Yoldiella obesa (Stimpson, 1851)
Lunarca ovalis (Bruguière, 1789)
Anadara transversa (Say, 1822)
Limopsis aurita (Brocchi, 1814)
Mytilus edulis Linnaeus, 1758
Geukensia demissa (Dillwyn, 1817)
Musculus niger (Gray, 1824)
Modiolus modiolus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Musculus discors (Linnaeus, 1767)
Crenella glandula (Totten, 1834)
Musculus glacialis (Leche, 1883)
Crassostrea virginica (Gmelin, 1791)
Anomia squamula Linnaeus, 1758
Anomia simplex d'Orbigny, 1853
Argopecten irradians irradians (Lamarck, 1819)
Placopecten magellanicus (Gmelin, 1791)
Chlamys islandica (O. F. Müller, 1776)
Astarte montagui (Dillwyn, 1817)
Astarte crenata (Gray, 1824)
Astarte castanea (Say, 1822)
Cyclocardia novangliae (Morse, 1869)
Cyclocardia borealis (Conrad, 1832)
Crassinella lunulata (Conrad, 1834)
Divalinga quadrisulcata (d'Orbigny, 1846)
Lucinoma filosa (Stimpson, 1851)
Aligena elevata (Stimpson, 1851)
Devonia perrieri (Malard, 1904)
Mysella planulata (Stimpson, 1851)
Pythinella cuneata (Verrill & Bush, 1898)
Goethemia pinnulata (Conrad, 1831)
Laevicardium mortoni (Conrad, 1831)
Serripes groenlandicus (Mohr, 1786)
Clinocardium ciliatum (Fabricius, 1780)
Mactromeris polynyma (Stimpson, 1860)
Mulinia lateralis (Say, 1822)
Spisula solidissima (Dillwyn, 1817)
Siliqua costata (Say, 1822)
Ensis americanus (Gould, 1870)
Tagelus divisus (Spengler, 1794)
Tagelus plebeius (Lightfoot, 1786)
Cumingia tellinoides (Conrad, 1831)
Angulus agilis (Stimpson, 1857)
Macoma calcarea (Gmelin, 1791)
Macoma tenta (Say, 1834)
Angulus tenellus A. E. Verrill, 1873
Macoma petalum (Valenciennes, 1821)
Arctica islandica (Linnaeus, 1767)
Petricolaria pholadiformis (Lamarck, 1818)
Turtonia minuta (Fabricius, 1780)
Mercenaria mercenaria (Linnaeus, 1758)
Pitar morrhuanus (Dall, 1902)
Gemma gemma (Totten, 1834)
Caryocorbula contracta (Say, 1822)
Caryocorbula caribaea (d'Orbigny, 1853)
Mya truncata Linnaeus, 1758
Mya arenaria Linnaeus, 1758
Zirfaea crispata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Diplothyra smithii Tryon, 1862
Xylophaga depalmai Turner, 2002
Cyrtopleura costata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Xylophaga atlantica Richards, 1942
Barnea truncata (Say, 1822)
Teredo navalis Linnaeus, 1758
Psiloteredo megotara (Hanley, 1848)
Pandora gouldiana Dall, 1886
Periploma fragile (Totten, 1835)
Thracia myopsis Möller, 1842
Thracia septentrionalis Jeffreys, 1872
Thracia conradi Couthouy, 1839
Chaetopleura apiculata (Say, 1830)
Stenosemus albus (Linnaeus, 1767)
Tonicella marmorea (Fabricius, 1780)
Falcidens caudatus (Heath, 1918)
Chaetoderma bacillum Heath, 1918
Chaetoderma squamosum Heath, 1918
Chaetoderma canadense Nierstrasz, 1902
Antalis entalis (Linnaeus, 1758)
Fissidentalium candidum (Jeffreys, 1877)
Antalis occidentalis (Stimpson, 1851)
Gadila atlantica (Henderson, 1920)
Gadila pandionis (Verrill & Smith, 1880)
Polyschides grandis (A. E. Verrill, 1884)
Gadila verrilli (Henderson, 1920)
Polyschides rushii (Pilsbry & Sharp, 1898)
Gadila cylindrata (Jeffreys, 1877)
Pulsellum verrilli (Henderson, 1920)
Pulsellum occidentale (Henderson, 1920)

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