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Family: Siphonariidae false limpets



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41 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Kerguelenella lateralis
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Pugillaria stowae
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Siphonaria alternata
[Say's false limpet]
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Siphonaria atra
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Siphonaria belcheri
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Siphonaria brannani
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Siphonaria carbo
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Siphonaria compressa
[Eelgrass false-limpet]
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Siphonaria corallina
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Siphonaria corrugata
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Siphonaria crenata
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Siphonaria denticulata
[]

Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific.

Siphonaria diemenensis Quoy & Gaimard, 1833

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Siphonaria diemenensis
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Photo by Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific

Siphonaria funiculata Reeve, 1856

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Siphonaria funiculata
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Siphonaria gigas
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Siphonaria henica
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Siphonaria hispida
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Photo by Choi, Jong-Kwan

Northwest Pacific.

Siphonaria japonica (Donovan, 1834)

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Siphonaria japonica
[Littoral pulmonate limpet]

Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 4 cm SHL
Siphonaria javanica (Lamarck, 1819)

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Siphonaria javanica
[Javanese false limpet]
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Siphonaria jeanae
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Siphonaria kurracheensis
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Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
Siphonaria laciniosa Linnaeus, 1758

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Siphonaria laciniosa
[Fringed false limpet]
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Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Siphonaria lessoni
[Pulmonate limpet]
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Siphonaria luzonica
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Siphonaria maura
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Siphonaria normalis
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Siphonaria pascua
[]

Photo by Simon, Viktor

Atlantic Ocean and the Me
Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
Siphonaria pectinata (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Siphonaria pectinata
[Striped false limpet]
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Siphonaria raoulensis
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Siphonaria siquijoransis
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Photo by FAO

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 3.5 cm SHL
Siphonaria sirius Pilsbry, 1894

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Siphonaria sirius
[Sirius false limpet]
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Siphonaria subatra
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Siphonaria tasmanica
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Siphonaria thersites
[Carpenter's falselimpet]
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Siphonaria tristensis
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Siphonaria zelandica
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Williamia gussonii
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Williamia krebsii
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Williamia magellanica
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Williamia peltoides
[Shield false limpet]
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Williamia radiata
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Kerguelenella lateralis Southern Pacific, Western 2 DL 1846
Pugillaria stowae Southern Pacific, Western 1906
Siphonaria alternata Say's false limpet Western Atlantic. 1826
Siphonaria atra Western Pacific 1833
Siphonaria belcheri Western Indian Ocean 1858
Siphonaria brannani Eastern Pacific. 1872
Siphonaria carbo Western Indian Ocean 1858
Siphonaria compressa Eelgrass false-limpet Southeast Atlantic 1958
Siphonaria corallina Northwest Pacific 1980
Siphonaria corrugata Western Central Pacific 1856
Siphonaria crenata Mediterranean Sea. 1827
Siphonaria denticulata Western Indian Ocean 1833
Siphonaria diemenensis Indo-West Pacific. 1833
Siphonaria funiculata Indo-West Pacific 1856
Siphonaria gigas Southeast Pacific and Wes 1825
Siphonaria henica Western Atlantic. 0.8 DL 1900
Siphonaria hispida Western Atlantic. 2 DL 1946
Siphonaria japonica Littoral pulmonate limpet Northwest Pacific. 1834
Siphonaria javanica Javanese false limpet Indo-West Pacific 4 SHL 1819
Siphonaria jeanae Indo-West Pacific 1984
Siphonaria kurracheensis Western Indian Ocean 1856
Siphonaria laciniosa Fringed false limpet Indo-Pacific 3.5 ShH 1758
Siphonaria lessoni Pulmonate limpet Southeast Pacific, Southw 2.4 DL 1824
Siphonaria luzonica Western Central Pacific 1856
Siphonaria maura Western Central Atlantic 1835
Siphonaria normalis Eastern Central Pacific 1846
Siphonaria pascua Southeast Pacific 1980
Siphonaria pectinata Striped false limpet Atlantic Ocean and the Me 2.6 DL 1758
Siphonaria raoulensis Southwest Pacific 1915
Siphonaria siquijoransis Western Central Pacific 1843
Siphonaria sirius Sirius false limpet Indo-West Pacific 3.5 SHL 1894
Siphonaria subatra Central Pacific 1904
Siphonaria tasmanica Central Pacific 1877
Siphonaria thersites Carpenter's falselimpet Eastern Pacific. 1864
Siphonaria tristensis Atlantic Ocean and Antarc 1824
Siphonaria zelandica Indo-West Pacific 1833
Williamia gussonii Mediterranean Sea. 0.7 DL 1829
Williamia krebsii Western Atlantic. 1877
Williamia magellanica Western Atlantic. 0.4 DL 1927
Williamia peltoides Shield false limpet Eastern Pacific. 1864
Williamia radiata Pacific Ocean. 1861



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