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Family: Galeommatidae



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67 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Aclistothyra atlantica
[Atlantic galeommatid]
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Max. Length 1 cm SHL
 
Aclistothyra orientalis
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm TL
 
Amphilepida aurantia
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Chlamydoconcha avalvis
[]
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Chlamydoconcha orcutti
[Orcutt nakedclam]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cymatioa bibsae
[]
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Cymatioa cooki
[]
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Cymatioa electilis
[Wavy-edged kellyclam]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Divariscintilla cordiformis
[Heart-shaped galeommatid]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Divariscintilla luteocrinita
[Yellow-tentacled galeommatid]
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Divariscintilla maoria
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Divariscintilla octotentaculata
[Eight-tentacle galeommatid]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Divariscintilla troglodytes
[Hole-dwelling galeommatid]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Divariscintilla yoyo
[Yoyo galeommatid]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SHL
 
Ephippodonta gigas
[]
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Ephippodonta oedipus
[]
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Max. Length 1.7 cm SHL
 
Galeomma ambigua
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm SHL
 
Galeomma layardi
[]
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Galeomma macrochisma
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm SHL
 
Galeomma obockensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL
 
Galeomma phuketi
[]
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Galeomma politum
[]
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Galeomma pulchra
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL
 
Galeomma sagenata
[]
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Galeomma takii
[]
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Galeomma turtoni
[]
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Lionelita nuculoides
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHL
 
Nudiscintilla glabra
[]
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Pseudogaleomma castanea
[]
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Max. Length 1.0 cm SHL
 
Pseudogaleomma japonica
[]
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Pythina deshayesiana
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL
 
Scintilla agilis
[]

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo- Pacific
Max. Length 1.1 cm SHL
Scintilla anomala Deshayes, 1856

Photo by Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Scintilla anomala
[]
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Scintilla brissae
[]
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Max. Length 1.9 cm SHL
 
Scintilla cuvieri
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHL
 
Scintilla dubia
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm DL
 
Scintilla eburnea
[]
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Scintilla hiloa
[]
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Scintilla imperatoris
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Scintilla larcombae
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm SHL
 
Scintilla longitentaculata
[]
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Max. Length 1 cm TL
 
Scintilla lynchae
[]
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Max. Length 0.5 cm SHL
 
Scintilla macrodactylus
[]
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Scintilla minor
[]
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Scintilla mortoni
[]
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Scintilla nitidella
[]
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Scintilla opalinus
[]
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Scintilla ovalis
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm SHL
 
Scintilla ovulina
[]
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Scintilla papillosa
[]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm SHL
 
Scintilla philippinensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm TL
 
Scintilla pisum
[]
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Scintilla sannio
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm SHL
 
Scintilla siamense
[]
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Scintilla solidula
[]
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Scintilla stevensoni
[]

Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific

Scintilla timorensis Deshayes, 1855

Photo by Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Scintilla timorensis
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHL
 
Scintilla unicornia
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHL
 
Scintilla verrucosa
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHL
 
Scintilla violescens
[]
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Scintillona bellerophon
[Sea-cucumber galeommatid]
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Scintillona cryptozoica
[]
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Scintillona zelandica
[]
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Scintillula solida
[]
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Scioberetia australis
[]
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Tryphomyax lepidoformis
[]
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Vasconiella jeffreysiana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aclistothyra atlantica Atlantic galeommatid Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1955
Aclistothyra orientalis Eastern Indian Ocean 1 SHL 2005
Amphilepida aurantia Indo-Pacific. 1.0 TL 1835
Chlamydoconcha avalvis Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 2008
Chlamydoconcha orcutti Orcutt nakedclam East Pacific. 1884
Cymatioa bibsae Western Atlantic. 1.1 DL 1969
Cymatioa cooki Eastern Central Pacific 1937
Cymatioa electilis Wavy-edged kellyclam Eastern Pacific. 1963
Divariscintilla cordiformis Heart-shaped galeommatid Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1992
Divariscintilla luteocrinita Yellow-tentacled galeommatid Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1992
Divariscintilla maoria Southwest Pacific 1932
Divariscintilla octotentaculata Eight-tentacle galeommatid Western Central Atlantic 0.5 DL 1992
Divariscintilla troglodytes Hole-dwelling galeommatid Western Central Atlantic 0.6 DL 1989
Divariscintilla yoyo Yoyo galeommatid Western Central Atlantic 0.4 DL 1989
Ephippodonta gigas Indo-West Pacific 1.9 SHL 1996
Ephippodonta oedipus Northwest Pacific 1976
Galeomma ambigua Indo-West Pacific. 1.7 SHL 1856
Galeomma layardi Indo-West Pacific. 0.8 SHL 1856
Galeomma macrochisma Eastern Central Pacific 1856
Galeomma obockensis Indian Ocean 1.3 SHL 1888
Galeomma phuketi Eastern Indian Ocean 0.6 SHL 2005
Galeomma politum Northwest Pacific and Med 1855
Galeomma pulchra Western Indian Ocean 1907
Galeomma sagenata Western Indian Ocean 0.5 SHL 2004
Galeomma takii Northwest Pacific 1945
Galeomma turtoni Mediterranean Sea 1825
Lionelita nuculoides Indo-West Pacific 1857
Nudiscintilla glabra Eastern Indian Ocean 0.7 SHL 2005
Pseudogaleomma castanea Eastern Central Pacific 1976
Pseudogaleomma japonica Indo-West Pacific. Tropi 1.0 SHL 1864
Pythina deshayesiana Northwest Pacific 1845
Scintilla agilis Eastern Indian Ocean 0.6 SHL 2005
Scintilla anomala Indo- Pacific 1.1 SHL 1856
Scintilla brissae Western Pacific 1989
Scintilla cuvieri Indo- West Pacific 1.9 SHL 1856
Scintilla dubia Eastern Indian Ocean and 0.7 SHL 1856
Scintilla eburnea Western Atlantic. 1 DL 1876
Scintilla hiloa Eastern Central Pacific 1938
Scintilla imperatoris Indo- West Pacific 2005
Scintilla larcombae Western Indian Ocean 0.3 TL 2004
Scintilla longitentaculata Eastern Indian Ocean 0.6 SHL 2005
Scintilla lynchae Western Indian Ocean 1 TL 2004
Scintilla macrodactylus Eastern Indian Ocean 0.5 SHL 2005
Scintilla minor Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Scintilla mortoni Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Scintilla nitidella Indo- Pacific. 1962
Scintilla opalinus Western Pacific. 1971
Scintilla ovalis Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Scintilla ovulina Indo-West Pacific 1.1 SHL 1856
Scintilla papillosa Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Scintilla philippinensis Indo-West Pacific 1.6 SHL 1856
Scintilla pisum Western Indian Ocean 0.8 TL 1862
Scintilla sannio Eastern Indian Ocean 2005
Scintilla siamense Eastern Indian Ocean 1.1 SHL 2005
Scintilla solidula Western Pacific 1855
Scintilla stevensoni Southwest Pacific 1932
Scintilla timorensis Western Pacific 1855
Scintilla unicornia Eastern Indian Ocean 0.7 SHL 2005
Scintilla verrucosa Eastern Indian Ocean 0.7 SHL 2005
Scintilla violescens Indo- West Pacific 0.7 SHL 1961
Scintillona bellerophon Sea-cucumber galeommatid Northeast Pacific 1984
Scintillona cryptozoica Northeast Pacific 1917
Scintillona zelandica Southwest Pacific 1924
Scintillula solida Pitcairn Islands. 1877
Scioberetia australis Western Atlantic. 1895
Tryphomyax lepidoformis Eastern Pacific. 1961
Vasconiella jeffreysiana Mediterranean Sea. 1873



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