Tulip snail or tulip shell is the

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for eight species of large, predatory, subtropical and tropical

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s from the Western Atlantic. These species are in the genus ''Fasciolaria''. They are

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mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle shells, tulip shells and their allies. The word "tulip" describes the overall shape of the shells of these species, which is like that of a closed tulip flower.

Species

According to the World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS), and the Digital Atlas of Ancient Life for the Neogene of the Southeastern United States, the following species with a valid name are included within the genus ''Fasciolaria'' : * † ''Fasciolaria apicina'' Dall, 1890 *''

Fasciolaria bullisi ''Fasciolaria bullisi'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, mar ...

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Fasciolaria curvirostris ''Fasciolaria curvirostris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This cla ...

'' (Wood, 1828) *'' Fasciolaria insularis'' Fernández, 1977 *''

Fasciolaria magna ''Fasciolaria magna'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod ...

'' (Anton, 1838) * † ''Fasciolaria monocingulata'' Dall, 1890 * † ''Fasciolaria okeechobensis'' Tucker & Wilson, 1932 * † ''Fasciolaria rhomboidea'', W.B. and H.D. Rogers, 1839 *''

Fasciolaria sulcata ''Fasciolaria sulcata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod ...

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Fasciolaria tephrina ''Fasciolaria tephrina'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropo ...

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Fasciolaria thersites ''Fasciolaria thersites'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastro ...

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, 1847) *'' Fasciolaria tulipa'' ( Linnaeus,

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) - the true tulip ** ''

Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri Tulip snail or tulip shell is the common name for eight species of large, predatory, subtropical and tropical sea snails from the Western Atlantic. These species are in the genus ''Fasciolaria''. They are marine gastropod mollusks in the fami ...

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this species has a channeled sutur

;Species brought into synonymy: * Subgenus ''Fasciolaria (Mesorhytis)'' Meek, 1876: synonym of ''Mesorhytis'' Meek, 1876: synonym of '' Exilia'' Conrad, 1860 * Subgenus ''Fasciolaria (Pleuroploca)'' P. Fischer, 1884: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca ''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroplo ...

'' P. Fischer, 1884 * ''Fasciolaria acutispsira'' Strebel, 1911: synonym of ''

Triplofusus princeps ''Triplofusus princeps'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastro ...

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Fasciolaria agatha'' Simone & Abbate, 2005: synonym of ''

Fusinus agatha ''Fusinus agatha'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod moll ...

'' (Simone & Abbate, 2005) * ''Fasciolaria agulhasensis'' Tomlin, 1932: synonym of ''

Kilburnia agulhasensis ''Kilburnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean), ...

'' (Tomlin, 1932) * ''Fasciolaria alfredensis'' Bartsch, 1915: synonym of ''

Kilburnia alfredensis ''Kilburnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Bartsch, 1915) * ''Fasciolaria audouini'' Jonas, 1846: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca audouini ''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca ...

'' (Jonas, 1846) * ''Fasciolaria aurantiaca'' Lamarck, 1816: synonym of ''

Aurantilaria aurantiaca ''Aurantilaria aurantiaca'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails ...

'' (Lamarck, 1816) * ''Fasciolaria badia'' Krauss, 1848: synonym of ''

Lugubrilaria badia ''Lugubrilaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Regis ...

'' (Krauss, 1848) * ''Fasciolaria bakeri'' Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912: synonym of ''

Australaria bakeri ''Australaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean ...

'' (Gatliff & Gabriel, 1912) * ''Fasciolaria branhamae'' Rehder & Abbott, 1951: synonym of ''

Cinctura branhamae ''Cinctura branhamae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Cinctura branhamae (Rehder & Abbott, 1951). Accessed through: W ...

'' (Rehder & Abbott, 1951) * ''Fasciolaria clava'' Jonas, 1846: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca clava ''Pleuroploca clava'', the Persian horse conch is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. Description Distribution This species occurs in Sri Lank ...

'' (Jonas, 1846) * ''Fasciolaria coronata'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of ''

Australaria coronata ''Australaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Lamarck, 1822) * ''Fasciolaria distans'' auct.: synonym of ''Fasciolaria lilium'' Fischer von Waldheim, 1807: synonym of ''

Cinctura lilium ''Cinctura lilium'', common name the banded tulip, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Cinctura lilium (Fischer von Waldh ...

'' (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) * ''Fasciolaria dunkeri'' Strebel, 1912: synonym of ''

Kilburnia dunkeri ''Kilburnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Strebel, 1911) * ''Fasciolaria ferruginea'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Filifusus filamentosus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Fasciolaria filamentosa'' Lamarck, 1822: synonym of '' Filifusus filamentosus'' (Röding, 1798) * ''Fasciolaria fusiformis'' Kiener, 1840: synonym of ''

Australaria fusiformis ''Australaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Australaria Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Regist ...

'' (Kiener, 1840) * ''Fasciolaria glabra'' Dunker, 1882: synonym of '' Filifusus glaber'' (Dunker, 1882) * ''Fasciolaria granosa'' Broderip, 1832: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca granosa ''Pleuroploca granosa'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, ma ...

'' (Broderip, 1832) * ''Fasciolaria heynemanni'' Dunker, 1870: synonym of ''

Kilburnia heynemanni ''Kilburnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Dunker, 1870) * ''Fasciolaria holcophorus'' Barnard, 1959: synonym of ''

Metzgeria holcophorus ''Metzgeria'' is a genus of thalloid liverworts in the family Metzgeriaceae. Taxonomy The genus was named in honor of Johann Metzger (1771–1844), a German copper engraver and art restorer from Staufen im Breisgau, in Baden-Württemberg, a fri ...

'' (Barnard, 1959) * ''Fasciolaria hollisteri'' Weisbord, 1962: synonym of ''Fasciolaria tulipa hollisteri'' Weisbord, 1962 * ''Fasciolaria hunteria'' (G. Perry, 1811): synonym of ''

Cinctura hunteria ''Cinctura hunteria'' the Northern banded tulip is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Cinctura hunteria (Perry, 1811). Acces ...

'' (Perry, 1811) * ''Fasciolaria inermis'' Jonas, 1846: synonym of '' Filifusus inermis'' (Jonas, 1846) * ''Fasciolaria ligata'' Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842: synonym of ''

Ptychatractus ligatus ''Ptychatractus ligatus'', common name the ligate false spindle, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Ptychatractidae Ptychatractidae is a taxonomic family of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the ...

'' (Mighels & C.B. Adams, 1842) * ''Fasciolaria lignaria'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''

Tarantinaea lignarius ''Tarantinaea lignaria'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Gofas, S.; Bouchet, P. (2014). ''Tarantinaea lignaria''. In: MolluscaBase (2017). ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Fasciolaria lilium'' G. Fischer von Waldheim, 1807 - the banded tulip: synonym of ''

'' (Fischer von Waldheim, 1807) * ''Fasciolaria lischkeana'' Dunker, 1863: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca lischkeana ''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca ...

'' (Dunker, 1863) * ''Fasciolaria lugubris'' A. Adams & Reeve, 1847: synonym of ''

Lugubrilaria lugubris ''Lugubrilaria lugubris'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Lugubrilaria lugubris (A. Adams & Reeve, 1847). Accessed thr ...

'' (A. Adams & Reeve, 1847) * ''Fasciolaria papillosa'' auct.: synonym of '' Triplofusus papillosus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Fasciolaria ponderosa'' Jonas, 1850: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca ponderosa ''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca ...

'' (Jonas, 1850) * ''Fasciolaria porphyrostoma'' Reeve, 1847: synonym of ''

Afer porphyrostoma ''Afer porphyrostoma'' is a species of large sea snail, marine gastropod mollusc in the family Tudiclidae. Description The length of the shell attains 45 mm. (Original description in Latin of ''Tudicla recurva'') The shell is fusiform a ...

'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''Fasciolaria princeps'' G.B. Sowerby I, 1825: synonym of ''

'' (G.B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Fasciolaria purpurea'' Jonas, 1849: synonym of ''

Pleuroploca purpurea ''Pleuroploca'' is a genus of very large predatory sea snails with an operculum, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, which includes the spindle shells, the tulip shells and other allied genera.Bouchet, P. (2012). Pleuroploca ...

'' (Jonas, 1849) * ''Fasciolaria reevei'' Jonas, 1850: synonym of '' Triplofusus papillosus'' (G. B. Sowerby I, 1825) * ''Fasciolaria rutila'' Watson, 1882: synonym of ''

Africolaria rutila ''Africolaria rutila'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, mari ...

'' (Watson, 1882) * ''Fasciolaria scholvieni'' Strebel, 1912: synonym of ''

Kilburnia scholvieni ''Kilburnia scholvieni'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia scholvieni (Strebel, 1911). Accessed through: World ...

'' (Strebel, 1911) * ''Fasciolaria spirorbula'' Menke, 1829: synonym of ''

Latirus spirorbulus ''Latirus spirorbulus'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, mar ...

'' (Menke, 1829) * ''Fasciolaria strebeli'' Fulton, 1930: synonym of ''

Kilburnia strebeli ''Kilburnia'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies.Bouchet, P. (2012). Kilburnia Snyder, Vermeij & Lyons, 2012. Accessed through: World Register o ...

'' (Fulton, 1930) * ''Fasciolaria thersites'' (Reeve, 1847): synonym of ''

Africolaria thersites ''Africolaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod molluscs in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, marine (ocean) ...

'' (Reeve, 1847) * ''Fasciolaria trapezium'' (Linnaeus, 1758): synonym of ''

Pleuroploca trapezium ''Pleuroploca trapezium'', common name : the trapezium horse conch or striped fox conch, is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae, the spindle snails, the tulip snails and their allies. This species is ...

'' (Linnaeus, 1758) * ''Fasciolaria tuberculata'' (Anton, 1838): synonym of ''

Turbinella tuberculata ''Turbinella tuberculata'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusc in the family Family (from la, familia) is a Social group, group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or Affinity (law), affinity ...

'' Anton, 1838 * ''Fasciolaria valenciennesii'' Kiener, 1840: synonym of ''

Granolaria valenciennesii ''Granolaria'' is a genus of sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family of small to large sea snails, marine gastropod mollusks ...

'' (Kiener, 1840) * ''Fasciolaria walleri'' Ladd, 1976: synonym of ''

Euthria walleri ''Euthria walleri'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod The gastropods (), commonly known as snails and slugs, belong to a large taxonomic class of invertebrates within the phylum Mollusca called Gastropoda (). This class compri ...

'' (Ladd, 1976) * ''Fasciolaria wattersae'' Kilburn, 1974: synonym of ''

Africolaria wattersae ''Africolaria wattersae'' is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Fasciolariidae The Fasciolariidae, common name the "tulip snails and spindle snails", are a family (biology), family of small to large sea snails, m ...

'' (Kilburn, 1974)

References

* National Audubon Society Field Guide to North American Seashells * Malacolog info on Fasciolaria at

* Snyder M.A., Vermeij G.J. & Lyons W.G. (2012) ''The genera and biogeography of Fasciolariinae (Gastropoda, Neogastropoda, Fasciolariidae)''. Basteria 76(1-3): 31-70.

External links

* {{Taxonbar, from=Q3138361 Fasciolariidae Gastropod genera Taxa named by Jean-Baptiste Lamarck