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Family: Cossuridae



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14 species (see list below)
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Cossura aciculata
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Cossura brunnea
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Cossura candida
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Cossura coasta
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Cossura dayi
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Cossura delta
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Cossura dimorpha
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Cossura laeviseta
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Cossura longocirrata
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Cossura modica
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Cossura pygodactylata
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Cossura rostrata
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Cossura soyeri
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Cossura yacy
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Cossura aciculata Northwest Pacific 1977
Cossura brunnea Eastern Pacific 1972
Cossura candida Eastern Pacific 1955
Cossura coasta Northwest Pacific and the 1960
Cossura dayi Southeast Atlantic and We 1974
Cossura delta Western Central Atlantic 1958
Cossura dimorpha Indo-West Pacific. 1976
Cossura laeviseta Indo-Pacific 1959
Cossura longocirrata Indo-West Pacific, Atlant 1887
Cossura modica Northeast Pacific 1981
Cossura pygodactylata Arctic, Eastern Pacific a 1956
Cossura rostrata Eastern Pacific 1972
Cossura soyeri Indo-Pacific, Western Cen 1964
Cossura yacy Southwest Atlantic 2019



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