Turbinidae

 Turbinidae, Turbo marmoratus Linnaeus, 1758

 CM 62.23075

Melongenidae

 Melongenidae, Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
 Georgia
 CM 65656

Melongenidae

 Melongenidae, Busycon carica (Gmelin, 1791)
 Georgia
 CM 65656

Cassidae

 Cassidae, Cypraecassis rufa (Linnaeus, 1758)
 East Africa
 CM 62.7

 the most commonly used species for carving cameos

Strombidae

 Strombidae, Strombus gigas Linnaeus, 1758
 Florida
 CM 65659

 on endangered species list; commonly eaten throughout the Caribbean

Haliotidae

 Haliotidae, Haliotis assimilis Dall, 1878
 California
 CM 65660

Conidae

 Conidae, Conus geographus Linnaeus, 1758
 India
 CM 62.19670

 catches and eats fish, has killed humans, venom contains potentially useful drugs

Conidae Dorsal View

 dorsal view

Conidae

 Conidae, Conus textile Linnaeus, 1758
 Mactan Island, Philippines
 CM 65661

 eats other snails, has killed humans, venom contains potentially useful drugs

Conidae Dorsal View

 dorsal view

Cypraeidae

 Cypraeidae, Zonaria spadicea (Swainson, 1823)
 California
 CM 64-23

Cypraeidae

 Cypraeidae, Monetaria moneta Linnaeus, 1758
 Sri Lanka
 CM 62.22945

 used as currency in some island nations

Cypraeidae

 Cypraeidae, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
 Indonesia
 CM 42160

Cypraeidae

 Cypraeidae, Cypraea tigris Linnaeus, 1758
 Indonesia
 CM 42160

Cypraeidae

 Cypraeidae, Monetaria annulus Linnaeus, 1758
 Indonesia
 CM 65662

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