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Family: Siliquariidae wormsnails (See list of species below)

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14 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Hummelinckiella borinquensis
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Petalopoma elisabettae
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Siliquaria anguina
[Slit-worm shell]
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Siliquaria armata
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Siliquaria cumingii
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Stephopoma myrakeenae
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Tenagodus barbadensis
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Tenagodus cumingi
[Cuming's worm shell]
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Tenagodus modestus
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Tenagodus obtusus
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Tenagodus ponderosa
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Tenagodus squamatus
[Slit wormsnail]
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Tenagodus tahitensis
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Tenagodus trochlearis
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14 Species of Family Siliquariidae
(wormsnails)
Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Hummelinckiella borinquensis Western Atlantic. 0.29 DL
Petalopoma elisabettae Mediterranean Sea.
Siliquaria anguina Slit-worm shell Western Central Pacific 7 ShL
Siliquaria armata Western Central Pacific 6 ShL
Siliquaria cumingii Western Pacific
Stephopoma myrakeenae Western Atlantic. 0.72 DL
Tenagodus barbadensis Western Atlantic. 4.89 DL
Tenagodus cumingi Cuming's worm shell Western Central Pacific
Tenagodus modestus Western Atlantic. 15 DL
Tenagodus obtusus Mediterranean Sea.
Tenagodus ponderosa Western Central Pacific
Tenagodus squamatus Slit wormsnail Western Atlantic. 17 DL
Tenagodus tahitensis Eastern Central Pacific
Tenagodus trochlearis Western Pacific



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