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Family: Pourtalesiidae



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18 species (see list below)
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Ceratophysa ceratopyga
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Ceratophysa valvaecristata
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Cystocrepis setigera
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Echinocrepis cuneata
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Echinocrepis rostrata
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Echinosigra phiale
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Helgocystis carinata
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Pourtalesia alcocki
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Pourtalesia debilis
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic

Pourtalesia hispida Agassiz, 1879

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Pourtalesia hispida
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Pourtalesia jeffreysi
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Pourtalesia laguncula
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Pourtalesia miranda
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Pourtalesia tanneri
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Pourtalesia thomsoni
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Rodocystis rosea
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Spatagocystis challengeri
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Stereopneustes relictus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Ceratophysa ceratopyga Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Ceratophysa valvaecristata Northeast Pacific. 1975
Cystocrepis setigera Northeast Pacific. 1898
Echinocrepis cuneata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Echinocrepis rostrata Northeast Pacific. 1973
Echinosigra phiale Antarctic Indian Ocean 1873
Helgocystis carinata Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Pourtalesia alcocki Arctic and Canada. 1914
Pourtalesia debilis Southwest Pacific and Ant 1926
Pourtalesia hispida Antarctic 1879
Pourtalesia jeffreysi Arctic 1873
Pourtalesia laguncula Southwest Pacific 1879
Pourtalesia miranda Arctic and Canada. 1869
Pourtalesia tanneri Eastern Pacific. 1898
Pourtalesia thomsoni Northeast Pacific. 1975
Rodocystis rosea Northeast Pacific. 1879
Spatagocystis challengeri Antarctic Indian Ocean 1879
Stereopneustes relictus Western Central Pacific 1902



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