Order

Common name: Neogastropods

Scientific name: Neogastropoda

Neogastropoda is an order of predatory sea snails that includes some of the most familiar and colorful gastropods. They are characterized by their distinctive turret-shaped shells and include species like the Tulip snail and the Fighting conch. Neogastropods are often found in reef environments and can play a role in controlling populations of smaller invertebrates. Hobbyists appreciate them for their interesting behaviors and contribution to the tank's cleanup crew, as they scavenge for detritus and uneaten food. Care should be taken to ensure they are compatible with other tank inhabitants.

  1. Murex sea shell isolated on white background
    Common name: Rose-branch Murex
    Scientific name: Chicoreus palmarosae
  2. Ramose Murex (Chicoreus ramosus)
    Common name: Ramose Murex
    Scientific name: Chicoreus ramosus
  3. Conus aulicus
    Common name: Princely Cone
    Scientific name: Conus aulicus
  4. California cone snail
    Common name: California cone
    Scientific name: Conus californicus
  5. Colorful seashells on blue background. Conus litteratus.
    Common name: Lettered Cone
    Scientific name: Conus litteratus
  6. Conus marmoreus shell
    Common name: Marble Cone
    Scientific name: Conus marmoreus
  7. Common name: Dotted Dove Shell
    Scientific name: Euplica scripta
  8. Common name: Spindle Euthria
    Scientific name: Euthria cornea
  9. Common name: True Tulip
    Scientific name: Fasciolaria tulipa
  10. Pink Murex Seashell Macro Isolated Closeup
    Common name: Pink Murex
    Scientific name: Hexaplex erythrostomus
  11. Nassa mud snail (dog whelks) - Nassarius arcularius
    Common name: Cake Nassa
    Scientific name: Nassarius arcularia
  12. A Jewel Mud Snail (Nassarius gemmulatus) in the Red Sea, Egypt
    Common name: Jewelled Dog Whelk
    Scientific name: Nassarius conoidalis
  13. Common name: Thorn Latirus
    Scientific name: Opeatostoma pseudodon
  14. Nassarius vibex snail (Phrontis vibex) on the reef aquarium tank glass
    Common name: Tongan Nassarius Snail
    Scientific name: Rapa incurva
  15. Common name: Crown Murex
    Scientific name: Vokesimurex tricoronis