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Family: Lyonsiidae



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37 species (see list below)
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Agriodesma navicula
[Navicular agriodesma]
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Allogramma formosa
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Entodesma beana
[Pearly entodesma]
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Entodesma cuneata
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Entodesma elongatulum
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Entodesma fretalis
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Max. Length 10 cm SHL
 
Entodesma navicula
[Rock entodesma]
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Max. Length 3.2 cm DL
 
Entodesma patagonicum
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Entodesma pictum
[Thin entodesma]
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Entodesma saxicola
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Max. Length 1.7 cm DL
 
Entodesma weisbordi
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Lyonsia adriatica
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Lyonsia alvarezii
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Max. Length 0.4 cm SHL
 
Lyonsia arcaeformis
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Lyonsia arenosa
[Sandy lyonsia]
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Lyonsia argentea
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Lyonsia avicularis
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Max. Length 5.5 cm SHL
 
Lyonsia bracteata
[Scaly lyonsia]
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Lyonsia bulla
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Max. Length 3.8 cm SHL
 
Lyonsia californica
[California lyonsia]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Lyonsia floridana
[Florida lyonsia]
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Lyonsia formosa
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Lyonsia gouldii
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Max. Length 2.5 cm DL
 
Lyonsia granulifera
[Granulate lyonsia]
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Lyonsia hyalina
[Glassy lyonsia]
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Lyonsia kawamurai
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Lyonsia lucasana
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Lyonsia magnifica
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Lyonsia malvinensis
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Lyonsia norvegica
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Lyonsia norwegica
[Pearly lyonsia]
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Lyonsia pugetensis
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Lyonsia shimkevitch
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Lyonsia striata
[Striate lyonsia]
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Lyonsia ventricosa
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Mytilimeria falklandica
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Max. Length 4.6 cm SHL
 
Mytilimeria nuttalli
[Bladderclam]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Agriodesma navicula Navicular agriodesma Indo-Pacific 1850
Allogramma formosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1882
Entodesma beana Pearly entodesma North America. 1842
Entodesma cuneata Southeast Pacific 1828
Entodesma elongatulum Western Atlantic and East 1957
Entodesma fretalis Western Atlantic and East 1915
Entodesma navicula Rock entodesma Pacific Ocean and Northwe 10 SHL 1850
Entodesma patagonicum Southeast Pacific and Wes 3.2 DL 1846
Entodesma pictum Thin entodesma East Pacific. 1834
Entodesma saxicola East Pacific. 1863
Entodesma weisbordi Western Atlantic. 1.7 DL 2001
Lyonsia adriatica Western Atlantic.
Lyonsia alvarezii Southeast Pacific and Wes 1.4 DL 1846
Lyonsia arcaeformis Southeast Pacific, Southw 0.4 SHL 1885
Lyonsia arenosa Sandy lyonsia Northern Pacific, Norther 1842
Lyonsia argentea Northern Pacific, Norther 1881
Lyonsia avicularis Western Atlantic. 1860
Lyonsia bracteata Scaly lyonsia Northeast Pacific and Nor 5.5 SHL 1850
Lyonsia bulla Northeast Pacific and Nor 1881
Lyonsia californica California lyonsia Eastern Pacific and North 3.8 SHL 1837
Lyonsia floridana Florida lyonsia Northeast Atlantic 1.6 DL 1849
Lyonsia formosa Northeast Atlantic and th 1881
Lyonsia gouldii Northeast Atlantic and th 1915
Lyonsia granulifera Granulate lyonsia Northeast Atlantic 2.5 DL 1898
Lyonsia hyalina Glassy lyonsia Atlantic Ocean 1831
Lyonsia kawamurai Northwest Pacific 1952
Lyonsia lucasana Northwest Pacific 1939
Lyonsia magnifica Northwest Pacific 1913
Lyonsia malvinensis Western Atlantic. 1846
Lyonsia norvegica Northeast Atlantic 1791
Lyonsia norwegica Pearly lyonsia Northeast Atlantic and Me 1791
Lyonsia pugetensis Northeast Atlantic and Me 1913
Lyonsia shimkevitch Northeast Atlantic and Me 1868
Lyonsia striata Striate lyonsia Northeast Atlantic 1815
Lyonsia ventricosa Northwest Pacific 1861
Mytilimeria falklandica Southeast Pacific and Wes 1913
Mytilimeria nuttalli Bladderclam Northeast Pacific 4.6 SHL 1837



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