Fish Identification

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Fish Identification

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Non-fish Identification: Find Species

Family: Vermetidae worm shells (See list of species below)

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46 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)

Ceraesignum maximum [Great worm shell]	No picture found Cupolaconcha meroclista []	No picture found Dendropoma anguliferum []
No picture found Dendropoma corrodens [Ringed wormsnail]	No picture found Dendropoma exsertum []	No picture found Dendropoma gregarium []
No picture found Dendropoma irregulare [Irregular wormsnail]	No picture found Dendropoma mejillonense []	No picture found Dendropoma nebulosum []
No picture found Dendropoma petraeum []	No picture found Dendropoma platypus []	No picture found Dendropoma rhyssoconchum []
No picture found Eualetes tulipa []	No picture found Petaloconchus cochlidium []	No picture found Petaloconchus compactus [Compact wormsnail]
No picture found Petaloconchus complicatus []	No picture found Petaloconchus erectus [Erect wormsnail]	No picture found Petaloconchus floridanus [Florida worm shell]
No picture found Petaloconchus glomeratus []	Petaloconchus keenae []	No picture found Petaloconchus mcgintyi [McGinty wormsnail]
No picture found Petaloconchus myrakeenae []	No picture found Petaloconchus nigricans []	No picture found Petaloconchus renisectus []
No picture found Petaloconchus varians [Variable wormsnail]	No picture found Serpulorbis arenarius [Worm shell]	No picture found Serpulorbis birugosus []
No picture found Serpulorbis catella []	Serpulorbis colubrinus [Snake-like worm shell]	No picture found Serpulorbis daidai []
No picture found Serpulorbis decussatus [Decussate wormsnail]	No picture found Serpulorbis dentiferus []	Serpulorbis medusae [Jellyfish worm shell]
No picture found Serpulorbis riisei []	No picture found Serpulorbis roussaei []	No picture found Serpulorbis squamolineatus []
No picture found Thylacodes adamsii []	No picture found Thylacodes squamigerus [Scaled wormsnail]	No picture found Thylacodes variabilis [Vermetid worm]
No picture found Vermetus brasiliensis []	No picture found Vermetus compactus [Northern compact wormsnail]	No picture found Vermetus granulatus []
No picture found Vermetus rugulosus []	No picture found Vermetus semisurrectus []	No picture found Vermetus tokyoensis []
No picture found Vermetus triquetrus []

46 Species of Family Vermetidae
(worm shells)

Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ceraesignum maximum	Great worm shell	Indo-Pacific.	45 SHL
Cupolaconcha meroclista		Indo-Pacific
Dendropoma anguliferum		Mediterranean Sea.
Dendropoma corrodens	Ringed wormsnail	Western Central Atlantic.	1 DL
Dendropoma exsertum		Western Central Atlantic.	1.1 DL
Dendropoma gregarium		Central Pacific
Dendropoma irregulare	Irregular wormsnail	Western Atlantic.	3.6 DL
Dendropoma mejillonense		Southeast Pacific
Dendropoma nebulosum		Western Central Atlantic	8 DL
Dendropoma petraeum		Mediterranean Sea.
Dendropoma platypus		Pacific Ocean.
Dendropoma rhyssoconchum		Eastern Central Pacific
Eualetes tulipa		Eastern Central Pacific a
Petaloconchus cochlidium		Eastern Central Pacific
Petaloconchus compactus	Compact wormsnail	Northeast Pacific
Petaloconchus complicatus		Southeast Pacific
Petaloconchus erectus	Erect wormsnail	Western Atlantic	4 DL
Petaloconchus floridanus	Florida worm shell	Western Central Atlantic.	3.1 DL
Petaloconchus glomeratus		Mediterranean Sea.
Petaloconchus keenae		Central Pacific
Petaloconchus mcgintyi	McGinty wormsnail	Western Atlantic.	3.5 DL
Petaloconchus myrakeenae		Western Atlantic.	5 DL
Petaloconchus nigricans		Western Central Atlantic.	6 DL
Petaloconchus renisectus		Western Pacific
Petaloconchus varians	Variable wormsnail	Western Atlantic.	20 DL
Serpulorbis arenarius	Worm shell	Mediterranean Sea.
Serpulorbis birugosus		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Serpulorbis catella		Western Atlantic.	0.29 DL
Serpulorbis colubrinus	Snake-like worm shell	Indo-West Pacific	5 SHL
Serpulorbis daidai		Western Central Pacific
Serpulorbis decussatus	Decussate wormsnail	Western Atlantic	9 DL
Serpulorbis dentiferus		Western Central Pacific
Serpulorbis medusae	Jellyfish worm shell	Western Pacific	11 SHL
Serpulorbis riisei		Western Central Atlantic.	3.7 DL
Serpulorbis roussaei		Western Central Pacific
Serpulorbis squamolineatus		Western Atlantic.	6 DL
Thylacodes adamsii		Western Pacific
Thylacodes squamigerus	Scaled wormsnail	Eastern Pacific	12.5 SHD
Thylacodes variabilis	Vermetid worm	Indo-Pacific.
Vermetus brasiliensis		Western Atlantic.
Vermetus compactus	Northern compact wormsnail	Eastern Pacific
Vermetus granulatus		Mediterranean Sea.
Vermetus rugulosus		Mediterranean Sea.
Vermetus semisurrectus		Mediterranean Sea.
Vermetus tokyoensis		Western Central Pacific
Vermetus triquetrus		Mediterranean Sea.

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