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Family: Sternaspidae



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Photo by Miller, Todd

Western Central Atlantic

Sternaspis fossor Stimpson, 1854

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Sternaspis fossor
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Sternaspis laevis
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Sternaspis maior
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Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl

Sternaspis scutata Ranzani, 1817

Photo by Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco
 
Sternaspis scutata
[Scutate stermaspid worm]


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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Sternaspis fossor Western Central Atlantic 1854
Sternaspis laevis Western Central Pacific 1944
Sternaspis maior Eastern Pacific 1919
Sternaspis scutata Scutate stermaspid worm Arctic, Indo-Pacific, Atl 1817



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