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Family: Hippoporinidae



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16 species (see list below)
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Codonellina galeata
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Hippomenella fissurata
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Hippomenella mucronelliformis
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Hippomenella vellicata
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Hippopleurifera belizae
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Hippopleurifera mucronata
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Hippopleurifera pulchra
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Hippoporella gorgonensis
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Hippoporella hippopus
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Hippoporidra calcarea
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Hippoporidra edax
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Hippoporidra lusitania
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Hippothyris aganactete
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Hippothyris emplastra
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Northeast Atlantic

Pentapora foliacea unspecified

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Pentapora foliacea
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Pentapora ottomulleriana
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Codonellina galeata Southwest Atlantic and An 1854
Hippomenella fissurata Western Central Atlantic 1928
Hippomenella mucronelliformis Mediterranean Sea. 1899
Hippomenella vellicata Southern Pacific and Sout 1873
Hippopleurifera belizae Western Central Atlantic 1984
Hippopleurifera mucronata Western Central Atlantic.
Hippopleurifera pulchra Mediterranean Sea. 1870
Hippoporella gorgonensis Eastern Pacific 1930
Hippoporella hippopus Eastern Pacific
Hippoporidra calcarea Western Central Atlantic.
Hippoporidra edax Western Central Atlantic 1859
Hippoporidra lusitania Northeast Atlantic 1981
Hippothyris aganactete Southwest Pacific 1984
Hippothyris emplastra Southwest Pacific 1952
Pentapora foliacea Northeast Atlantic
Pentapora ottomulleriana Mediterranean Sea. 1803



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