Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Leptocheliidae



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42 species
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Azobacescus anorexia
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Bathyleptochelia oculata
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Chondrochelia algicola
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Chondrochelia caribensis
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Chondrochelia corfortis
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Chondrochelia corsica
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Chondrochelia dubia
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Chondrochelia durbanensis
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Chondrochelia neapolitana
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Chondrochelia savignyi
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Chondrochelia winfieldi
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Hargeria chetumalensis
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Hargeria rapax
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Heterotanais groenlandicus
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Heterotanais oerstedii
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Leptochelia affinis
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Leptochelia barnardi
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Leptochelia columbina
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Leptochelia ebriosus
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Leptochelia erythraea
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Leptochelia forresti
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Leptochelia ignota
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Leptochelia longichelipes
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Leptochelia longimana
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Leptochelia lusei
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Leptochelia minuta
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Leptochelia mirabilis
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Leptochelia rapax
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Leptochelia tenuicola
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Leptochelia timida
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Mesotanais styxis
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Pseudoleptochelia anomala
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Pseudoleptochelia antarctica
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Pseudoleptochelia crassicornis
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Pseudoleptochelia inermis
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Pseudoleptochelia magna
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Pseudoleptochelia mercantilis
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Pseudoleptochelia mergellinae
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Pseudoleptochelia mortenseni
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Pseudoleptochelia provincialis
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Pseudonototanais filum
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Pseudonototanais werthi
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Azobacescus anorexia Northwest Pacific 2000
Bathyleptochelia oculata Western Central Atlantic 2003
Chondrochelia algicola Western Central Atlantic 1878
Chondrochelia caribensis Western Central Atlantic 2022
Chondrochelia corfortis Western Central Atlantic 2019
Chondrochelia corsica Western Central Atlantic 1897
Chondrochelia dubia Northwest Pacific 1842
Chondrochelia durbanensis Northwest Pacific 1957
Chondrochelia neapolitana Northwest Pacific 1882
Chondrochelia savignyi Eastern Pacific, Western 1842
Chondrochelia winfieldi Eastern Pacific, Western 2022
Hargeria chetumalensis Eastern Pacific, Western 2019
Hargeria rapax Western Central Atlantic 1879
Heterotanais groenlandicus Western Central Atlantic 1913
Heterotanais oerstedii Arctic and Nort Atlantic 1842
Leptochelia affinis Arctic and Nort Atlantic 1895
Leptochelia barnardi Arctic and Nort Atlantic 1957
Leptochelia columbina Arctic and Nort Atlantic 1957
Leptochelia ebriosus Northwest Pacific 1997
Leptochelia erythraea Northwest Pacific 1880
Leptochelia forresti Western Central Atlantic 1896
Leptochelia ignota Western Central Atlantic 1884
Leptochelia longichelipes Western Central Atlantic 1973
Leptochelia longimana Western Central Atlantic 1963
Leptochelia lusei Northwest Pacific 1997
Leptochelia minuta Northwest Pacific 1849
Leptochelia mirabilis Northwest Pacific 1905
Leptochelia rapax Northwest Pacific
Leptochelia tenuicola Western Central Atlantic 1968
Leptochelia timida Western Central Atlantic 1958
Mesotanais styxis Northeast Atlantic.
Pseudoleptochelia anomala Northeast Atlantic. 1882
Pseudoleptochelia antarctica Northeast Atlantic. 1953
Pseudoleptochelia crassicornis Northeast Atlantic. 1905
Pseudoleptochelia inermis Northeast Atlantic. 1898
Pseudoleptochelia magna Northeast Atlantic. 1906
Pseudoleptochelia mercantilis Northeast Atlantic. 1906
Pseudoleptochelia mergellinae Northeast Atlantic. 1906
Pseudoleptochelia mortenseni Northeast Atlantic. 1973
Pseudoleptochelia provincialis Northeast Atlantic. 1898
Pseudonototanais filum Northeast Atlantic. 1853
Pseudonototanais werthi Northeast Atlantic. 1914



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