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Family: Philinidae



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61 species (see list below)
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Hermania infantilis
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Johania retifera
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Laona finmarchica
[Finmark paperbubble]
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Laona flexuosa
[]
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Laona pruinosa
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Laona quadrata
[Quadrate paperbubble]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Philine alata
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Philine alba
[White philine]
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Max. Length 1.5 cm TL
 
Philine amabilis
[]

Grist, John and Maria

Indo-West Pacific

Philine angasi(Crosse & Fischer, 1865)

Photo by Grist, John and Maria
 
Philine angasi
[]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Philine angulata
[Angled paperbubble]
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Philine antarctica
[]

Coudre, Christian

Eastern Atlantic, Indo-Pa

Philine aperta(Linnaeus, 1767)

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Philine aperta
[Lobe shell]
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Philine argentata
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Philine argentina
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Max. Length 7 cm TL
 
Philine auriformis
[Ear-shaped philine]
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Philine bakeri
[Baker paper-bubble]
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Philine beachportensis
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Philine caballeri
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Philine californica
[California paperbubble]
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Philine candeana
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Philine catena
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Philine cingulata
[Girdled paperbubble]
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Philine columnaria
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Philine denticulata
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Philine falklandica
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Philine fragilis
[Fragile paperbubble]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Philine gibba
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Philine gouldi
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Philine infortunata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Philine infundibulum
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Philine intricata
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Philine iris
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Philine kerguelensis
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Philine kinglipini
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Philine kurodai
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Philine lima
[File paperbubble]
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Philine loveni
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Philine lucida
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Philine mera
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Philine monterosati
[]

Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Indo-West Pacific

Philine orcaGosliner, 1988

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Philine orca
[]
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Philine paucipapillata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Philine planata
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Philine polaris
[Axial paperbubble]
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Philine polystrigma
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Philine punctata
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Philine quadripartita
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Johnson, Scott and Jeanette

Western Central Pacific

Philine rubrataGosliner, 1988

Photo by Johnson, Scott and Jeanette
 
Philine rubrata
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Philine sagra
[Crenulate paperbubble]
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Philine scabra
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Philine sinuata
[Sinuate paperbubble]
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Philine striatula
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Philine teres
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Philine thurmanni
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Philine tincta
[Tinted paperbubble]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Philine trachyostraca
[]
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Philine trapezia
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Spiniphiline richardsoni
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Spiniphiline verbinneni
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm SHL
 
Yokoyamaia orientalis
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