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Family: Cavoliniidae



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55 species (see list below)
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cavolinia flava
[]
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Cavolinia gibbosa
[Gibbose cavoline]
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Cavolinia globosa
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean.

Cavolinia globulosa(Gray, 1851)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cavolinia globulosa
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Cavolinia inflexa
[Inflexed cavoline]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Cavolinia labiata
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Cavolinia plana
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Cavolinia tridentata
[Three-tooth cavoline]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cavolinia uncinata
[Uncinate cavoline]
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Max. Length 2 cm TL
 
Clio andreae
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Clio antarctica
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Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Clio chaptalii
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Clio convexa
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Clio cuspidata
[Cuspidate Clio]
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Max. Length 1.6 cm DL
 
Clio piatkowskii
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Clio polita
[Two-keel Clio]
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Max. Length 2 cm DL
 
Clio pyramidata
[Pyramid Clio]
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Max. Length 3 cm DL
 
Clio recurva
[Wavy Clio]
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Max. Length 2.2 cm DL
 
Clio sulcata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific, Western Atl
Max. Length 3.3 cm DL
Creseis acicula(Rang, 1828)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Creseis acicula
[Straight needle-pteropod]
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Max. Length 0.3 cm TL
 
Creseis chierchiae
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Creseis clava
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Creseis conica
[]
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Creseis virgula
[Curved needle-pteropod]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Cuvierina cancapae
[]
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Cuvierina columnella
[Cigar pteropod]
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Cuvierina spoeli
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Cuvierina urceolaris
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Diacavolinia angulosa
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia bicornis
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia constricta
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Diacavolinia deblainvillei
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Diacavolinia deshayesi
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Diacavolinia elegans
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia flexipes
[]
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Diacavolinia limbata
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
Diacavolinia longirostris(Lesueur, 1821)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Diacavolinia longirostris
[Shelled pteropod]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia mcgowani
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Diacavolinia ovalis
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Max. Length 0.5 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia robusta
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Diacavolinia strangulata
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Diacria atlantica
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Diacria costata
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Diacria danae
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Diacria maculata
[]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Diacria major
[]
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Diacria quadridentata
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Max. Length 1.0 cm DL
 
Diacria rampali
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Diacria rubecula
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Diacria schmidti
[]
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Diacria trispinosa
[Three-spine cavoline]
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Euclio balatium
[]
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Hyalocylis obtusa
[]
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Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Hyalocylis striata
[Striate clio]
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Max. Length 1.3 cm DL
 
Styliola subula
[Keeled clio]


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