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Family: Stegocephalidae



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43 species (see list below)
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Alania hancocki
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Andaniexis abyssi
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Andaniexis gracilis
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Andaniexis lupus
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Andaniexis ollii
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Andaniexis subabyssi
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Andaniopsis nordlandica
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Andaniopsis pectinata
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Andaniotes abyssorum
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Southern Ocean

Andaniotes linearis Barnard, 1932

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Andaniotes linearis
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Andaniotes pooh
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Antarctic Atlantic

Andaniotes pseudolinearis Berge, 2001

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Andaniotes pseudolinearis
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Austrocephaloides camoti
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Bathystegocephalus globosus
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Bouscephalus mamillidacta
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Gordania minima
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Gordania pajarella
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Southwest Pacific and Ant

Parandania boecki (Stebbing, 1888)

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Parandania boecki
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Parandania gigantea
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Parandaniexis mirabilis
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Phippsiella abyssicola
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Phippsiella kergueleni
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Phippsiella longicornis
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Phippsiella minima
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Phippsiella nipoma
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Phippsiella pajarella
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Phippsiella similis
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Phippsiella viscaina
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Pseudo viscaina
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Stegocephalexia penelope
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Stegocephalina pacis
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Stegocephaloides auratus
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Stegocephaloides christianiensis
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Stegocephalopsis ampulla
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Stegocephalus ampulla
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Stegocephalus cascadiensis
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Northern Pacific, Northea

Stegocephalus inflatus Krøyer, 1842

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Stegocephalus inflatus
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Stegocephalus kergueleni
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Stegocephalus similis
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Stegosoladidus ingens
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Steleuthera ecoprophycea
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Antarctic Atlantic

Tetradeion crassum (Chilton, 1883)

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Tetradeion crassum
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Tetradeion dampieri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Alania hancocki 1956
Andaniexis abyssi 1871
Andaniexis gracilis 1997
Andaniexis lupus Northeast Atlantic 1997
Andaniexis ollii Antarctica 2000
Andaniexis subabyssi Antarctica 1955
Andaniopsis nordlandica Antarctica 1871
Andaniopsis pectinata Arctic and Northwest Atla 1882
Andaniotes abyssorum Arctic and Northwest Atla 1888
Andaniotes linearis Southern Ocean 1932
Andaniotes pooh Southwest Pacific and Sub 2001
Andaniotes pseudolinearis Antarctic Atlantic 2001
Austrocephaloides camoti Antarctic Atlantic 1967
Bathystegocephalus globosus Antarctic Atlantic 1909
Bouscephalus mamillidacta Antarctic Atlantic 1992
Gordania minima Antarctic Atlantic 1925
Gordania pajarella Antarctic Atlantic 1967
Parandania boecki Southwest Pacific and Ant 1888
Parandania gigantea Southwest Pacific and Ant 1883
Parandaniexis mirabilis Southwest Pacific and Ant 1929
Phippsiella abyssicola Southwest Pacific and Ant 1959
Phippsiella kergueleni Southwest Pacific and Ant 1926
Phippsiella longicornis Southwest Pacific and Ant 1962
Phippsiella minima Southwest Pacific and Ant 1925
Phippsiella nipoma Southwest Pacific and Ant 1961
Phippsiella pajarella Southwest Pacific and Ant 1967
Phippsiella similis Arctic 1895
Phippsiella viscaina Arctic 1967
Pseudo viscaina Arctic 1967
Stegocephalexia penelope Arctic 1992
Stegocephalina pacis Southern Ocean 1974
Stegocephaloides auratus Southern Ocean 1882
Stegocephaloides christianiensis Southern Ocean 1871
Stegocephalopsis ampulla Arctic and Northeast Atla 1774
Stegocephalus ampulla Northeast Atlantic and th 1774
Stegocephalus cascadiensis Northeast Atlantic and th 1992
Stegocephalus inflatus Northern Pacific, Northea 1842
Stegocephalus kergueleni Southern Ocean 1926
Stegocephalus similis Southern Ocean 1891
Stegosoladidus ingens Southern Ocean 1906
Steleuthera ecoprophycea Northeast Atlantic. 1996
Tetradeion crassum Antarctic Atlantic 1883
Tetradeion dampieri Western Central Pacific 2000



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