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Family: Acmaeidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Acmaea juanina []	No picture found Acmaea mitra [Dunce cap limpet]	No picture found Acmaea subrugosa []
Notoacmea alta []	No picture found Notoacmea badia []	No picture found Notoacmea cellanoides []
No picture found Notoacmea daedala []	No picture found Notoacmea elongata []	No picture found Notoacmea fenestrata []
Notoacmea flammea []	No picture found Notoacmea helmsi []	No picture found Notoacmea inconspicua []
No picture found Notoacmea mayi []	No picture found Notoacmea parviconoidea []	Notoacmea persona []
No picture found Notoacmea petterdi []	No picture found Notoacmea pileopsis [Black-edged limpet]	No picture found Notoacmea potae []
No picture found Notoacmea rapida []	No picture found Notoacmea scapha []	No picture found Notoacmea schrenckii []
No picture found Notoacmea scopulina []	No picture found Notoacmea scutum []	No picture found Notoacmea sturnus []
No picture found Notoacmea subantarctica []	No picture found Notoacmea subtilis []	No picture found Notoacmea turbatrix []
No picture found Pectinodonta arcuata []	No picture found Pectinodonta aupouria []	No picture found Pectinodonta marinovichi []
No picture found Pectinodonta morioria []	No picture found Pectinodonta rhyssa []	No picture found Problacmaea moskalevi []
No picture found Problacmaea sybaritica []

34 Species of Family Acmaeidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Acmaea juanina		Southeast Pacific
Acmaea mitra	Dunce cap limpet	Pacific Ocean	3.5 TL
Acmaea subrugosa		Southwest Atlantic	3 DL
Notoacmea alta		Eastern Indian Ocean
Notoacmea badia		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea cellanoides		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea daedala		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea elongata		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea fenestrata		Northeast Pacific
Notoacmea flammea		Eastern Indian Ocean
Notoacmea helmsi		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea inconspicua		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea mayi		Eastern Indian Ocean
Notoacmea parviconoidea		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea persona		Pacific Ocean
Notoacmea petterdi		Indo-West Pacific
Notoacmea pileopsis	Black-edged limpet	Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea potae		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea rapida		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea scapha		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea schrenckii		Northwest Pacific
Notoacmea scopulina		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea scutum		Northeast Pacific
Notoacmea sturnus		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea subantarctica		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea subtilis		Southwest Pacific
Notoacmea turbatrix		Southwest Pacific
Pectinodonta arcuata		Western Atlantic	1.45 DL
Pectinodonta aupouria		Southwest Pacific
Pectinodonta marinovichi		Southwest Pacific
Pectinodonta morioria		Southwest Pacific
Pectinodonta rhyssa		Northwest Pacific
Problacmaea moskalevi		Northwest Pacific
Problacmaea sybaritica		Northern Pacific.

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