The list of species affected by imposex comprises gastropod species in which imposex, a condition affecting female specimens due to exposure to certain compounds, was recorded since it was first observed in the late 1960's. In the late 1970's, imposex had been recognized in at least 34 species. This number had increased to at least 100 species a decade later, and by 1994, it had been verified in females of at least 195 species worldwide. The records continued to increase to a total of 260 species in the following 15 years. The condition is known to affect marine, estuarine, and freshwater species from several families.
List of species
Ampullariidae Marisa cornuarietis, the ramshorn apple snail Pomacea canaliculata, the golden apple snail Pomacea scalaris
Buccinanopsidae Buccinanops cochlidium Buccinanops monilifer Buccinastrum deforme, the collared buccinum
Columbellidae Amphissa columbiana, the wrinkled dove snail Astyris lunata Costoanachis avara, the greedy dove shell
Cominellidae Cominella virgata Pareuthria fuscata
Conidae Conasprella jaspidea, the Jasper cone Conus ventricosus, the Mediterranean cone
Fasciolariidae Leucozonia nassa Taron dubius Triplofusus giganteus, the Florida horse conch
Littorinidae Littoraria angulifera, the mangrove periwinkle Littorina sitkana
Melongenidae Melongena melongena, the Caribbean crown conch Pugilina tupiniquim
Muricidae
Nassariidae Ilyanassa obsoleta, the eastern mud snail Phrontis vibex, the bruised nassa Tritia reticulata, the netted dog whelk
Strombidae Aliger gigas, the queen conch Laevistrombus canarium, the dog conch Strombus pugilis, the fighting conch
Volutidae Adelomelon ancilla Adelomelon beckii, Beck's volute Voluta ebraea, the Hebrew volute Voluta musica, the music volute Odontocymbiola magellanica Pachycymbiola brasiliana Pachycymbiola ferussacii
Olividae Callianax biplicata, the purple dwarf olive Olivancillaria deshayesiana Olivancillaria vesica Olivella minuta
Other families Amalda australis, the southern olive Babylonia areolata, a babyloniid sea snail Bostrycapulus odites, a slipper snail Hastula cinerea Heleobia australis Monoplex parthenopeus, the giant hairy triton Monodonta labio, the toothed top shell Nerita exuvia, the snakeskin nerite Prunum martini
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