The family Fasciolariidae are a group comprising of carnivorous snails , usually feeding on bivalves and other snails. Most of them live near coral reefs or rocks offshore in tropical and semitropical waters.

Shells of the Genus Fasciolaria (tulips) are densely porcelain-like and rather large. They have a large body whorl, two or more folds on the columella, a short syphonal canal, and may be attractively patterned. Fasciolaria gigantea is one of the largest known among marine snails.

Shells of the Genus Latirus are rather similar to Fasciolaria, but with ornamented tubercles (knobs) arranged in spiral rows, so are the shells of the Genus Pleuroploca (horse conchs). The horse conchs have spiral lines visible in the aperture, unlike the Latirus Shells.

Shells of the Genus Fusinus (spindle shells) have characteristically long syphonal canal and equally matched long spire, well delineated sutures, knobs and vertical folds, and both spiral ribs and spiral ridges visible inside the aperture.

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Aurantilaria aurantiaca (Golden horse conch)
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Aurantilaria aurantiaca (Golden horse conch)

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Chryseofusus chrysodomoides
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Chryseofusus chrysodomoides

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Cinctura branhamae (Branham's tulip)
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Cinctura branhamae (Branham's tulip)

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Cinctura hunteria
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Cinctura hunteria

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Cinctura lilium (Banded Tulip)
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Cinctura lilium (Banded Tulip)

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Cinctura lillium tortugana
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Cinctura lillium tortugana

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Fasciolaria hollisteri
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Fasciolaria hollisteri

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Fasciolaria tulipa (True tulip)
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Fasciolaria tulipa (True tulip)

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Filifusus filamentosus (Threaded band shell)
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Filifusus filamentosus (Threaded band shell)

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Fusinus colus (Long-tailed spindle)
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Fusinus colus (Long-tailed spindle)

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Fusinus forceps (Forceps spindle)
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Fusinus forceps (Forceps spindle)

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Fusinus undatus (Wavy spindle)
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Fusinus undatus (Wavy spindle)

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Fusolatirus pearsoni
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Fusolatirus pearsoni

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Granulifusus dondani
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Granulifusus dondani

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Latirus marrowi
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Latirus marrowi

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Marmorofusus brianoi
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Marmorofusus brianoi

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Marmarofusus nicobaricus (Nicobar spindle)
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Marmarofusus nicobaricus (Nicobar spindle)

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Opeatostoma pseudodon (Thorn tooth latirus)
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Opeatostoma pseudodon (Thorn tooth latirus)

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Peristernia castanoleuca
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Peristernia castanoleuca

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Pleuroploca clava (Persian horse conch)
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Pleuroploca clava (Persian horse conch)

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Pleuroploca effendyi
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Pleuroploca effendyi

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Pleuroploca lyonsi
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Pleuroploca lyonsi

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Pleuroploca trapezium (Trapezium horse conch)
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Pleuroploca trapezium (Trapezium horse conch)

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Propefusus australis (Australian spindle)
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Propefusus australis (Australian spindle)

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Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch)
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Triplofusus giganteus (Florida horse conch)

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