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Species Identification: Find Species

Family: Elpidiidae



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42 species
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Achlyonice ecalcarea
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Achlyonice longicornis
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Achlyonice margitae
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Achlyonice myriamae
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Max. Length 5.4 cm TL

 
Achlyonice violaecuspidata
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Amperima furcata
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Amperima insignis
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Amperima naresi
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Amperima robusta
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Amperima rosea
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Ellipinion delagei
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Ellipinion molle
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Ellipinion papillosum
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Elpidia belyaevi
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Elpidia echinata
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Elpidia glacialis
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Elpidia heckeri
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Elpidia theeli
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Irpa abyssicola
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Kolga hyalina
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Kolga ludwigi
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Peniagone affinis
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Peniagone azorica
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Peniagone challengeri
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Peniagone crozeti
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Max. Length 15 cm TL

 
Peniagone diaphana
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Peniagone dubia
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Max. Length 20 cm TL

 
Peniagone elongata
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Peniagone gracilis
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Peniagone incerta
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Peniagone islandica
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Max. Length 30 cm TL

 
Peniagone leander
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Peniagone purpurea
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Peniagone thieli
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Peniagone vignioni
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Peniagone vitrea
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Peniagone willemoesi
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Penilpidia ludwigi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic.

Protelpidia murrayi(Théel, 1879)

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Protelpidia murrayi
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Indian Ocean

Rhipidothuria racovitzaiHérouard, 1901

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Rhipidothuria racovitzai
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Scotoplanes clarki
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Scotoplanes globosa
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