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Family: Colloniidae



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47 species (see list below)
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Argalista tapparonei
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Cantrainea inexpectata
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Cantrainea jamsteci
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Max. Length 1.4 cm DL
 
Cantrainea macleani
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Cantrainea peloritana
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Cantrainea philipiana
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Max. Length 2.3 cm DL
 
Cantrainea yoyottei
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Collonia admissa
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Collonia incerta
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Max. Length 0.2 cm SHD
 
Collonista balicasagensis
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Max. Length 0.4 cm SHD
 
Collonista gemma
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Collonista maculosa
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Collonista picta
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific

Collonista verruca (Gould, 1845)

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Collonista verruca
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Emiliotia immaculata
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Emiliotia rubrostriata
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Max. Length 0.4 cm SHD
 
Escondidacantrainea secreta
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Homalopoma albidum
[White dwarf-turban]
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Homalopoma baculum
[Berry dwarf-turban]
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Homalopoma berryi
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Homalopoma bicolor
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Homalopoma boffii
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Homalopoma carmelae
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Homalopoma carpenteri
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Homalopoma cordellensis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Homalopoma cunninghami
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Homalopoma draperi
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Homalopoma engbergi
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Homalopoma eoa
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Homalopoma indutum
[Two-faced dwarf-turban]
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Homalopoma juanensis
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Homalopoma lacunatum
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Homalopoma laevigatum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Homalopoma linnei
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Photo by Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific.
Max. Length 1 cm SHH
Homalopoma luridum (Dall, 1885)

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Homalopoma luridum
[Dark dwarf-turban]
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Homalopoma mimicum
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Homalopoma panamense
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Homalopoma paucicostatum
[Few-rib dwarf-turban]
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Homalopoma rubens
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Homalopoma rubricinctum
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Homalopoma sanguineum
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Homalopoma subobsoletum
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Leptocollonia innocens
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Leptocollonia thielei
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Mcleanipoma yeerjini
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Max. Length 0.7 cm SHD
 
Neocollonia splendida
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Triangularis nuda
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Argalista tapparonei Western Indian Ocean 1888
Cantrainea inexpectata Southwest Pacific 1979
Cantrainea jamsteci Northwest Pacific 1990
Cantrainea macleani Western Atlantic. 1.4 DL 1993
Cantrainea peloritana Mediterranean Sea. 1835
Cantrainea philipiana Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1889
Cantrainea yoyottei Western Atlantic. 2.3 DL 2001
Collonia admissa Eastern Atlantic. 0.3 DL 1890
Collonia incerta Eastern Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1890
Collonista balicasagensis Western Central Pacific 0.2 SHD 2023
Collonista gemma Western Central Pacific 0.4 SHD 2023
Collonista maculosa Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Collonista picta Eastern Central Pacific 1868
Collonista verruca Central Pacific 1845
Emiliotia immaculata Western Atlantic. 2008
Emiliotia rubrostriata Western Atlantic. 0.2 DL 1997
Escondidacantrainea secreta Western Central Pacific 0.4 SHD 2023
Homalopoma albidum White dwarf-turban Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.8 DL 1881
Homalopoma baculum Berry dwarf-turban Eastern Pacific. 1864
Homalopoma berryi Eastern Pacific. 1964
Homalopoma bicolor Northwest Pacific 2001
Homalopoma boffii Western Atlantic. 0.7 DL 1975
Homalopoma carmelae Mediterranean Sea. 1994
Homalopoma carpenteri Mediterranean Sea. 1888
Homalopoma cordellensis Mediterranean Sea. 1996
Homalopoma cunninghami Southeast Pacific and Sou 0.5 DL 1881
Homalopoma draperi Southeast Pacific and Sou 1984
Homalopoma engbergi Southeast Pacific and Sou 1929
Homalopoma eoa Western Pacific 1972
Homalopoma indutum Two-faced dwarf-turban Western Atlantic Ocean. 0.7 DL 1879
Homalopoma juanensis Western Atlantic Ocean. 1919
Homalopoma lacunatum Western Atlantic Ocean. 1864
Homalopoma laevigatum Western Pacific 1914
Homalopoma linnei Western Atlantic. 0.6 DL 1889
Homalopoma luridum Dark dwarf-turban Northeast Pacific. 1 SHH 1885
Homalopoma mimicum Northeast Pacific. 1976
Homalopoma panamense Northeast Pacific. 1908
Homalopoma paucicostatum Few-rib dwarf-turban East Pacific. 1871
Homalopoma rubens Western Indian Ocean 1903
Homalopoma rubricinctum Western Central Pacific 1845
Homalopoma sanguineum Mediterranean Sea. 1758
Homalopoma subobsoletum Mediterranean Sea. 1937
Leptocollonia innocens Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 0.7 DL 1912
Leptocollonia thielei Western Atlantic. 0.9 DL 1951
Mcleanipoma yeerjini Western Atlantic. 2021
Neocollonia splendida Western Indian Ocean 0.7 SHD 2023
Triangularis nuda Northwest Pacific 2001



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