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Family: Philobryidae



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59 species (see list below)
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Adacnarca limopsoides
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Max. Length 0.8 cm SHL
 
Adacnarca nitens
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Aupouria parvula
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Cosa brasiliensis
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Cosa caribaea
[Caribbean cosa]
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Cosa costata
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Cosa dispar
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Cosa filholi
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Cosa laevicostata
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Cosa serratocostata
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Cosa tholiatus
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Cosa waikikia
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Cratis antillensis
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Cratis delicatula
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Max. Length 0.3 cm H
 
Cratis kanekoi
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Cratis retiaria
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Max. Length 0.1 cm TL
 
Cratis thylicus
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Lissarca aucklandica
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Lissarca benthicola
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Lissarca exilis
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Lissarca harrisonae
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Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL
 
Lissarca miliaris
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Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southwest Atlantic and th
Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
Lissarca notorcadensis Meville & Standen, 1907

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Lissarca notorcadensis
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Lissarca ornata
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Lissarca pileopsis
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Lissarca pisum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Lissarca rubrofusca
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Lissarca stationis
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Lissarca stewartiana
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Lissarca trapezina
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Philobrya acutangula
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Photo by Urcola, Matías Ricardo

Southwest Atlantic

Philobrya alata Urcola & Zelaya, 2021

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Philobrya alata
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Philobrya antarctica
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Philobrya atlantica
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Philobrya barbata
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Philobrya brattstromi
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Philobrya capillata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Philobrya crispa
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Philobrya hamiltoni
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Philobrya inconspicua
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Philobrya kerguelensis
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Philobrya laevis
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Philobrya magellanica
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Philobrya meleagrina
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Philobrya modiolus
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Philobrya multistriata
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Philobrya munita
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Philobrya obesa
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Philobrya olstadi
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Philobrya pinctada
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Philobrya quadrata
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Photo by Urcola, Matías Ricardo

Antarctic Atlantic

Philobrya sanjuani Urcola & Zelaya, 2021

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Philobrya sanjuani
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Philobrya sculpturalis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm TL
 
Philobrya setosa
[Hairy philobrya]

Photo by Arntz, Wolf E.

Southeast Pacific, South
Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL
Philobrya sublaevis Pelseneer, 1903

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Philobrya sublaevis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Philobrya ungulata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL
 
Philobrya wandelensis
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Photo by Urcola, Matías Ricardo

Southwest Atlantic

Verticipronus cowuti Urcola & Zelaya, 2021

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Verticipronus cowuti
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Verticipronus mytilus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Adacnarca limopsoides Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Adacnarca nitens Antarctic and Southeast P 0.8 SHL 1903
Aupouria parvula Southwest Pacific 1937
Cosa brasiliensis Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1966
Cosa caribaea Caribbean cosa Western Central Atlantic 1864
Cosa costata Southwest Pacific 1896
Cosa dispar Southwest Pacific 1937
Cosa filholi Southwest Pacific 1897
Cosa laevicostata Southwest Pacific 1933
Cosa serratocostata Southwest Pacific 1933
Cosa tholiatus Rodriguez. 0.1 TL 2004
Cosa waikikia Pacific Ocean. 1938
Cratis antillensis Western Central Atlantic 0.7 DL 1881
Cratis delicatula Southwest Pacific 1937
Cratis kanekoi Indo-Pacific. 0.3 H 1993
Cratis retiaria Southwest Pacific 1937
Cratis thylicus Rodriguez only. 0.1 TL 2004
Lissarca aucklandica Southwest Pacific 1902
Lissarca benthicola Southwest Pacific 1956
Lissarca exilis Southwest Pacific 1913
Lissarca harrisonae Southwest Pacific 1927
Lissarca miliaris Southeast Pacific and the 0.6 SHL 1845
Lissarca notorcadensis Southwest Atlantic and th 0.6 TL 1907
Lissarca ornata Southwest Pacific 1966
Lissarca pileopsis Southwest Pacific 1927
Lissarca pisum Southwest Pacific 1913
Lissarca rubrofusca Antarctic. 0.6 DL 1877
Lissarca stationis Southwest Pacific 1948
Lissarca stewartiana Southwest Pacific 1935
Lissarca trapezina Southwest Pacific 1897
Philobrya acutangula Southwest Pacific 1935
Philobrya alata Southwest Atlantic 2021
Philobrya antarctica Southeast Pacific 1868
Philobrya atlantica Southwest Atlantic and An 1895
Philobrya barbata Antarctica. 1912
Philobrya brattstromi Western Atlantic and East 0.6 DL 1957
Philobrya capillata Southwest Atlantic and An 1964
Philobrya crispa Western Atlantic and East 0.4 DL 2002
Philobrya hamiltoni Southwest Pacific 1916
Philobrya inconspicua Western Atlantic 0.3 DL 1958
Philobrya kerguelensis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1885
Philobrya laevis Antarctic Indian Ocean 1912
Philobrya magellanica Western Atlantic. 1899
Philobrya meleagrina Southwest Pacific. 1896
Philobrya modiolus Southwest Pacific 1913
Philobrya multistriata Western Atlantic. 1908
Philobrya munita Southwest Pacific 1930
Philobrya obesa Antarctica. 1958
Philobrya olstadi Antarctica. 1951
Philobrya pinctada Southwest Pacific 1930
Philobrya quadrata Southeast Pacific, Southw 1866
Philobrya sanjuani Antarctic Atlantic 2021
Philobrya sculpturalis Southwest Pacific 1956
Philobrya setosa Hairy philobrya Eastern Pacific and Weste 0.5 TL 1864
Philobrya sublaevis Southeast Pacific, South 0.6 SHL 1903
Philobrya ungulata Western Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1886
Philobrya wandelensis Southeast Pacific, Southw 0.5 SHL 1906
Verticipronus cowuti Southwest Atlantic 2021
Verticipronus mytilus Southwest Pacific 1904



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