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Family: Chaperiidae



(See list of species below)


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25 species (see list below)
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Chaperia acanthina
[Simple chaperia]
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Chaperia galeata
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Chaperia multispinosa
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Chaperia spinosissima
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Chaperia transversalis
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Chaperiopsis annulus
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Chaperiopsis bispinosa
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Chaperiopsis boninensis
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Chaperiopsis cervicornis
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Chaperiopsis cristata
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Chaperiopsis erecta
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Chaperiopsis funda
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Chaperiopsis galeata
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Chaperiopsis indefensa
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Chaperiopsis intermediata
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Chaperiopsis multifida
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Chaperiopsis orbiculata
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Chaperiopsis patulosa
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Chaperiopsis propinqua
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Chaperiopsis quadrispinosa
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Chaperiopsis rotundata
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Chaperiopsis rubida
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Chaperiopsis spiculata
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Chaperiopsis tintinnabula
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Pyrichaperia pyriformis
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chaperia acanthina Simple chaperia Southern Pacific, Southwe 1825
Chaperia galeata Southern Pacific, Southwe
Chaperia multispinosa Southwest Pacific 1984
Chaperia spinosissima Southwest Pacific
Chaperia transversalis Western Central Pacific 1929
Chaperiopsis annulus Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Chaperiopsis bispinosa Southwest Pacific 1984
Chaperiopsis boninensis Southwest Pacific 1941
Chaperiopsis cervicornis Antarctic Pacific 1854
Chaperiopsis cristata Southeast Pacific and the 1884
Chaperiopsis erecta Southwest Atlantic 1884
Chaperiopsis funda Southwest Pacific 1972
Chaperiopsis galeata Southeast Pacific, Southw 1854
Chaperiopsis indefensa Southwest Atlantic 1988
Chaperiopsis intermediata Southwest Pacific 1984
Chaperiopsis multifida Southwest Pacific 1884
Chaperiopsis orbiculata Southwest Atlantic 1988
Chaperiopsis patulosa Southeast Pacific, Southw 1904
Chaperiopsis propinqua Southwest Atlantic 1988
Chaperiopsis quadrispinosa Antarctic Pacific 1914
Chaperiopsis rotundata Antarctic Pacific 1988
Chaperiopsis rubida Southwest Pacific 1881
Chaperiopsis spiculata Southwest Pacific 1949
Chaperiopsis tintinnabula Southwest Pacific 1988
Pyrichaperia pyriformis Western Pacific 1929



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