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Family: Cuninidae



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Cunina becki
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Max. Length 5.8 cm WD
 
Cunina duplicata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm WD
 
Cunina fowleri
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Max. Length 0.8 cm WD
 
Cunina frugifera
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Max. Length 1.8 cm WD
 
Cunina globosa
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Cunina lativentris
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Max. Length 7 cm WD
 
Cunina mucilaginosa
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD
 
Cunina octonaria
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Max. Length 1 cm WD
 
Cunina oligotis
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Cunina peregrina
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Max. Length 1.4 cm WD
 
Cunina perigrima
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Max. Length 1.6 cm WD
 
Cunina polygonia
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Max. Length 5.7 cm WD
 
Cunina proboscidea
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Max. Length 0.4 cm WD
 
Cunina simplex
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Max. Length 0.7 cm WD
 
Cunina tenella
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Cunina vitrea
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Max. Length 3 cm WD
 
Cunissa polyphera
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Max. Length 2 cm WD
 
Cunissa polyporpa
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Sigiweddellia benthopelagica
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Mediterranean
Max. Length 5 cm WD
Solmissus albescens (Gegenbaur, 1856)

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Solmissus albescens
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Solmissus atlantica
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Max. Length 4 cm WD
 
Solmissus bleekei
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Max. Length 2 cm WD
 
Solmissus faberi
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Max. Length 10 cm WD
 
Solmissus incisa
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Max. Length 6.2 cm WD
 
Solmissus marshalli
[Dinner plate medusa]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cunina becki 1985
Cunina duplicata Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 5.8 WD 1893
Cunina fowleri Atlantic Ocean 0.4 WD 1906
Cunina frugifera Indo-Pacific and the Atla 0.8 WD 1948
Cunina globosa Eastern Atlantic, Pacific 1.8 WD 1829
Cunina lativentris Mediterranean. 1856
Cunina mucilaginosa Eastern Central Atlantic 7 WD 1821
Cunina octonaria Circumglobal. 0.7 WD 1857
Cunina oligotis Southeast Atlantic 1 WD 1879
Cunina peregrina Northwest Pacific 1909
Cunina perigrima Eastern Central Pacific, 1.4 WD 1909
Cunina polygonia Mediterranean 1.6 WD 1879
Cunina proboscidea Mediterranean 5.7 WD 1871
Cunina simplex Mediterranean. 0.4 WD 1998
Cunina tenella Eastern Central Pacific 0.7 WD 1909
Cunina vitrea Mediterranean 1909
Cunissa polyphera Western Indian Ocean 3 WD 1879
Cunissa polyporpa Western Central Pacific a 2 WD 1879
Sigiweddellia benthopelagica Antarctic Atlantic 2001
Solmissus albescens Mediterranean 5 WD 1856
Solmissus atlantica Mediterranean 1983
Solmissus bleekei Southeast Atlantic 4 WD 1879
Solmissus faberi Southwest Atlantic. 2 WD 1879
Solmissus incisa Atlantic, Pacific Oceans, 10 WD 1886
Solmissus marshalli Dinner plate medusa Western Indian, Atlantic 6.2 WD 1902



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