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Family: Acanthaspidiidae



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35 species (see list below)
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Acanthaspidia acanthonotus
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Acanthaspidia bifurcata
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Acanthaspidia bifurcatoides
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Acanthaspidia curtispinosa
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Acanthaspidia decorata
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Acanthaspidia drygalskii Vanhoffen, 1914

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Acanthaspidia drygalskii
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Acanthaspidia hanseni
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Acanthaspidia iolanthoidea
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Acanthaspidia laevis
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Acanthaspidia longiramosa
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Acanthaspidia mucronata
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Acanthaspidia namibia
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Acanthaspidia natalensis
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Acanthaspidia neonotus
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Acanthaspidia pleuronotus
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Acanthaspidia porrecta
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Acanthaspidia rostrata
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Acanthaspidia sulcatacornia
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Acanthaspidia typhlops
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Ianthopsis beddardi
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Ianthopsis bovallii
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Ianthopsis caudata
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Ianthopsis certus
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Ianthopsis laevis
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Ianthopsis monodi
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Ianthopsis multispinosa
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Ianthopsis nasicornis
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Ianthopsis nodosa
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Ianthopsis pulchra
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Ianthopsis ruseri
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Ianthopsis studeri
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Ianthopsis vanhoeffeni
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Mexicope kensleyi
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Mexicope sushara
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Mexicope westralia
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Acanthaspidia acanthonotus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1886
Acanthaspidia bifurcata Southeast Atlantic 1962
Acanthaspidia bifurcatoides Scotia Sea. 1982
Acanthaspidia curtispinosa Scotia Sea. 1982
Acanthaspidia decorata North Atlantic. 1895
Acanthaspidia drygalskii Antarctic. 1914
Acanthaspidia hanseni N.W. Pacific. 1963
Acanthaspidia iolanthoidea Scotia Sea. 1982
Acanthaspidia laevis Scotia Sea. 1978
Acanthaspidia longiramosa Scotia Sea. 1982
Acanthaspidia mucronata nr Falkland Is. 1968
Acanthaspidia namibia Eastern Atlantic 2001
Acanthaspidia natalensis South Africa. 1977
Acanthaspidia neonotus Peru-Chile Trench. 1972
Acanthaspidia pleuronotus Weddell Sea. 1967
Acanthaspidia porrecta Drake Passage. 1967
Acanthaspidia rostrata Drake Passage. 1967
Acanthaspidia sulcatacornia W. Scotia Basin. 1967
Acanthaspidia typhlops Norwegian Sea. 1879
Ianthopsis beddardi Antarctic Indian Ocean 1982
Ianthopsis bovallii Antarctic Indian Ocean 1884
Ianthopsis caudata Western Central Pacific 1910
Ianthopsis certus Antarctic Indian Ocean 1982
Ianthopsis laevis Chile. 1962
Ianthopsis monodi Antarctic. 1933
Ianthopsis multispinosa Antarctic. 1914
Ianthopsis nasicornis Antarctic Atlantic. 1914
Ianthopsis nodosa Antarctic. 1914
Ianthopsis pulchra Greenland. 1916
Ianthopsis ruseri Antarctic. 1914
Ianthopsis studeri Antarctic Indian Ocean 1982
Ianthopsis vanhoeffeni southeast Australia. 2001
Mexicope kensleyi Gulf of Mexico. 1985
Mexicope sushara New Zealand. 2004
Mexicope westralia Western Australia. 2001



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