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Family: Peltospiridae



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22 species (see list below)
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Chrysomallon squamiferum
[Scaly-foot gastropod]
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Ctenopelta porifera
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Ctenopelta proifera
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Depressigyra globulus
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Dracogyra subfusca
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Echinopelta fistulosa
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Gigantopelta aegis
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Gigantopelta chessoia
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Hirtopelta hirta
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Hirtopelta tufari
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Lirapex costellatus
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Lirapex granularis
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Lirapex humatus
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Lirapex politus
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Nodopelta heminoda
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Nodopelta rigneae
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Nodopelta subnoda
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Peltospira delicata
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Peltospira lamellifera
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Peltospira operculata
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Max. Length 1.2 cm DL
 
Peltospira smaragdina
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Rhynchopelta concentrica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chrysomallon squamiferum Scaly-foot gastropod Western Indian Ocean. Mau 2015
Ctenopelta porifera Eastern Central Pacific 1993
Ctenopelta proifera Eastern Central Pacific. 1993
Depressigyra globulus Northeast Pacific. 1989
Dracogyra subfusca Eastern Indian Ocean 2017
Echinopelta fistulosa Pacific Ocean. 1989
Gigantopelta aegis Eastern Indian Ocean 2015
Gigantopelta chessoia Antarctic Atlantic 2015
Hirtopelta hirta Pacific Ocean. 1989
Hirtopelta tufari Southwest Pacific. 2002
Lirapex costellatus Atlantic Ocean. 0.4 DL 2001
Lirapex granularis Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Lirapex humatus Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Lirapex politus Western Indian Ocean 2017
Nodopelta heminoda Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Nodopelta rigneae Eastern Central Pacific. 2001
Nodopelta subnoda Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Peltospira delicata Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Peltospira lamellifera Eastern Central Pacific. 1989
Peltospira operculata Pacific Ocean. 1989
Peltospira smaragdina Northeast Atlantic. 1.2 DL 2001
Rhynchopelta concentrica Pacific Ocean. 1989



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