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Family: Laqueidae



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42 species (see list below)
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Aldingia furculifera
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Compsoria suffusa
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Coptothyris grayi
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Dallinella obsoleta
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Dallinella occidentalis
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Diestothyris frontalis
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Diestothyris tisimania
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Frenulina cruenta
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Frenulina mauiensis
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Max. Length 0.9 cm TL
 
Frenulina sanguinolenta
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Jolonica alcocki
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Max. Length 2.9 cm TL
 
Jolonica hedleyi
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Jolonica nipponica
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Laqueus blanfordi
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Laqueus californianus
[California lamp shell]
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Laqueus concentricus
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Laqueus erythaeus
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Laqueus jeffreysi
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Laqueus morsei
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Laqueus orbicularis
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Laqueus pacifica
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Laqueus pallidus
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Laqueus proprius
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Laqueus quadratus
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Laqueus rubellus
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Laqueus suffusus
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Laqueus vancouveriensis
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Macandrevia africana
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Max. Length 2.3 cm TL
 
Macandrevia americana
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Macandrevia bayeri
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Macandrevia craniella
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Macandrevia cranium
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Macandrevia diamantina
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Macandrevia vanhoffeni
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Macandrevia waldae
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Pictothyris elegans
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Pictothyris laquaeformis
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Pictothyris picta
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Terebratalia coreanica
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Terebratalia gouldi
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Max. Length 5 cm TL
 
Terebratalia transversa
[Lampshell]
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Terebratalia xanthica
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Aldingia furculifera Australia. 1880
Compsoria suffusa Western Indian Ocean
Coptothyris grayi Western Indian Ocean 1852
Dallinella obsoleta Western Indian Ocean 1893
Dallinella occidentalis Western Indian Ocean 1871
Diestothyris frontalis Western Indian Ocean 1849
Diestothyris tisimania Western Indian Ocean 1936
Frenulina cruenta Western Indian Ocean 1973
Frenulina mauiensis Western Indian Ocean 1920
Frenulina sanguinolenta Indo-Pacific 0.9 TL 1792
Jolonica alcocki Western Indian Ocean 1906
Jolonica hedleyi Indo-West Pacific 2.9 TL 1920
Jolonica nipponica Indo-West Pacific 1936
Laqueus blanfordi Northwest Pacific 1882
Laqueus californianus California lamp shell Eastern Pacific
Laqueus concentricus Eastern Pacific 1936
Laqueus erythaeus Eastern Pacific 1920
Laqueus jeffreysi Eastern Pacific 1877
Laqueus morsei Eastern Pacific 1908
Laqueus orbicularis Eastern Pacific 1934
Laqueus pacifica Eastern Pacific 1936
Laqueus pallidus Eastern Pacific 1939
Laqueus proprius Eastern Pacific 1934
Laqueus quadratus Eastern Pacific 1934
Laqueus rubellus Northwest Pacific 1846
Laqueus suffusus Northwest Pacific 1870
Laqueus vancouveriensis Northwest Pacific 1887
Macandrevia africana Southeast Atlantic 1975
Macandrevia americana Eastern Pacific, Western 2.3 TL 1895
Macandrevia bayeri Eastern Central Atlantic. 1975
Macandrevia craniella Eastern Pacific 1895
Macandrevia cranium Northeast Atlantic. 1776
Macandrevia diamantina Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1895
Macandrevia vanhoffeni Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1906
Macandrevia waldae Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1976
Pictothyris elegans Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1936
Pictothyris laquaeformis Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1936
Pictothyris picta Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1817
Terebratalia coreanica Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1850
Terebratalia gouldi Eastern Pacific, Atlantic 1891
Terebratalia transversa Lampshell Northeast Pacific 5 TL 1846
Terebratalia xanthica Northwest Pacific 1920



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