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Family: Cystiscidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Canalispira aurea []	No picture found Canalispira gomezi []	No picture found Canalispira kerni []
No picture found Canalispira lipei []	No picture found Canalispira minor []	No picture found Canalispira ornata []
No picture found Canalispira phantasia []	No picture found Cystiscus carinifer []	No picture found Cystiscus garretti []
No picture found Cystiscus gutta []	No picture found Cystiscus josephinae []	No picture found Cystiscus microgonia []
No picture found Cystiscus mosaica []	No picture found Cystiscus nebulosa []	No picture found Cystiscus sandwicensis []
No picture found Cystiscus triangularis []	No picture found Cystiscus truncatus []	No picture found Gibberula adyae []
No picture found Gibberula agricola []	No picture found Gibberula aldridgei []	No picture found Gibberula aperta []
No picture found Gibberula arubagrandis []	No picture found Gibberula audreyae []	No picture found Gibberula baisrei []
No picture found Gibberula bensoni []	No picture found Gibberula benyi []	No picture found Gibberula bribri []
No picture found Gibberula caelata []	No picture found Gibberula candida []	No picture found Gibberula catenata [Princess marginella]
No picture found Gibberula cavernicola []	No picture found Gibberula ceciliae []	No picture found Gibberula celerae []
No picture found Gibberula chumi []	No picture found Gibberula conejoensis []	No picture found Gibberula cucullata []
No picture found Gibberula eloinae []	No picture found Gibberula epigrus []	No picture found Gibberula eugeniae []
No picture found Gibberula evadne []	No picture found Gibberula fluctuata []	No picture found Gibberula fortis []
No picture found Gibberula fortisminor []	No picture found Gibberula garzae []	No picture found Gibberula gironai []
No picture found Gibberula gradatim []	No picture found Gibberula granulinaformis []	No picture found Gibberula hirami []
No picture found Gibberula jansseni []	No picture found Gibberula jenphillipsi []	No picture found Gibberula jorgefoyoi []
No picture found Gibberula langostera []	No picture found Gibberula lavalleeana [Snowflake marginella]	No picture found Gibberula laviuda []
No picture found Gibberula macarioi []	No picture found Gibberula mandyi []	No picture found Gibberula manzanillera []
No picture found Gibberula marcelae []	No picture found Gibberula marioi []	No picture found Gibberula mariscali []
No picture found Gibberula mazagonica []	No picture found Gibberula miliaria []	No picture found Gibberula modica []
No picture found Gibberula nebulosa []	No picture found Gibberula nilsi []	No picture found Gibberula occidentalis []
No picture found Gibberula ocellus []	No picture found Gibberula olivai []	No picture found Gibberula oriens []
No picture found Gibberula oryza []	No picture found Gibberula ovata []	No picture found Gibberula pacifica []
No picture found Gibberula pfeifferi []	No picture found Gibberula phantasma []	No picture found Gibberula philippii []
No picture found Gibberula poppei []	No picture found Gibberula punctillum []	No picture found Gibberula quatrefortis []
No picture found Gibberula ramsi []	No picture found Gibberula recondita []	No picture found Gibberula secreta []
No picture found Gibberula sierrai []	No picture found Gibberula silviae []	No picture found Gibberula simonae []
No picture found Gibberula soniae []	No picture found Gibberula stella []	No picture found Gibberula sueziensis []
No picture found Gibberula tahaukuensis []	No picture found Gibberula tenera []	No picture found Gibberula teresitae []
No picture found Gibberula themisae []	No picture found Gibberula turgidula []	No picture found Gibberula ubitaensis []
No picture found Gibberula velox []	No picture found Gibberula vitium []	No picture found Gibberula yidii []
No picture found Granulina agger []	No picture found Granulina aidae []	No picture found Granulina antillensis []
No picture found Granulina boucheti []	No picture found Granulina calypso []	No picture found Granulina clandestinella []
No picture found Granulina gofasi []	No picture found Granulina gradata []	No picture found Granulina guanajatabey []
No picture found Granulina gubbiolii []	No picture found Granulina guttula []	No picture found Granulina hadria []
No picture found Granulina keilori []	No picture found Granulina lagrifa []	No picture found Granulina lazaroi []
No picture found Granulina magagnai []	Granulina margaritula [Pear marginella]	No picture found Granulina marginata []
No picture found Granulina melitensis []	No picture found Granulina minae []	No picture found Granulina minitica []
No picture found Granulina minusculina []	No picture found Granulina molinai []	No picture found Granulina nebulosa []
No picture found Granulina occulta []	No picture found Granulina ovuliformis [Teardrop marginella]	No picture found Granulina parilis []
No picture found Granulina philpoppei []	No picture found Granulina pusaterii []	No picture found Granulina rosea []
No picture found Granulina scutulata []	No picture found Granulina tinolia []	No picture found Granulina vanhareni []
No picture found Inbiocystiscus faroi []	No picture found Inbiocystiscus gamezi []	No picture found Inbiocystiscus triplicata []
No picture found Intelcystiscus coyi []	No picture found Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei []	No picture found Intelcystiscus rancholunensis []
No picture found Intelcystiscus yemayae []	No picture found Kogomea falsijaponica []	No picture found Pachybathron cassidiforme []
No picture found Pachybathron kienerianum []	No picture found Pachybathron olssoni []	No picture found Pachybathron tayrona []
No picture found Persicula bagne []	No picture found Persicula bahamasensis []	No picture found Persicula calculus []
No picture found Persicula chrysomelina []	No picture found Persicula cordorae []	No picture found Persicula frumentum []
No picture found Persicula hennequini []	No picture found Persicula interruptolineata []	No picture found Persicula maculosa []
No picture found Persicula moscatellii []	No picture found Persicula multilineata []	No picture found Persicula muralis []
No picture found Persicula obesa []	No picture found Persicula porcellana []	No picture found Persicula pulcherrima [Decorated marginella]
No picture found Persicula sagittata []	No picture found Persicula weberi []	No picture found Plesiocystiscus abbotti []
No picture found Plesiocystiscus alfiopivai []	No picture found Plesiocystiscus atomus []	No picture found Plesiocystiscus cinereus []
No picture found Plesiocystiscus consanguineus []	No picture found Plesiocystiscus genecoani []	No picture found Plesiocystiscus jansseni []
No picture found Plesiocystiscus larva []	No picture found Pugnus lachrimula [Little teardrop marginella]	No picture found Pugnus margaritella []
No picture found Pugnus parvus []	No picture found Pugnus serrei []	No picture found Ticocystiscus iberia []
No picture found Ticofurcilla tica []

172 Species of Family Cystiscidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Canalispira aurea		Western Atlantic.	0.52 DL
Canalispira gomezi		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Canalispira kerni		Western Atlantic.	0.51 DL
Canalispira lipei		Western Atlantic.	0.66 DL
Canalispira minor		Western Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Canalispira ornata		Western Atlantic.	0.305 DL
Canalispira phantasia		Western Atlantic.	0.338 DL
Cystiscus carinifer		Eastern Central Pacific
Cystiscus garretti		Eastern Central Pacific
Cystiscus gutta		Eastern Central Atlantic
Cystiscus josephinae		Eastern Central Atlantic
Cystiscus microgonia		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Cystiscus mosaica		Eastern Central Pacific
Cystiscus nebulosa		Eastern Central Pacific
Cystiscus sandwicensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Cystiscus triangularis		Western Central Pacific
Cystiscus truncatus		Western Atlantic.	0.23 DL
Gibberula adyae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula agricola		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula aldridgei		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Gibberula aperta		Western Atlantic.	0.193 DL
Gibberula arubagrandis		Western Atlantic.	0.331 DL
Gibberula audreyae		Eastern Central Pacific
Gibberula baisrei		Western Atlantic.	0.262 DL
Gibberula bensoni		Western Indian Ocean
Gibberula benyi		Western Atlantic.	0.175 DL
Gibberula bribri		Western Atlantic.	0.185 DL
Gibberula caelata		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula candida		Western Central Pacific
Gibberula catenata	Princess marginella	Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL
Gibberula cavernicola		Western Atlantic.	0.21 DL
Gibberula ceciliae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula celerae		Western Atlantic.	0.22 DL
Gibberula chumi		East Central Pacific
Gibberula conejoensis		Western Atlantic.	0.294 DL
Gibberula cucullata		Eastern Central Atlantic
Gibberula eloinae		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula epigrus		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula eugeniae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula evadne		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Gibberula fluctuata		Western Atlantic	0.7 DL
Gibberula fortis		Western Atlantic.	0.359 DL
Gibberula fortisminor		Western Atlantic.	0.187 DL
Gibberula garzae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula gironai		Western Atlantic.	0.197 DL
Gibberula gradatim		Western Atlantic.	0.263 DL
Gibberula granulinaformis		Western Atlantic.	0.194 DL
Gibberula hirami		Western Atlantic.	0.26 DL
Gibberula jansseni		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula jenphillipsi		Western Atlantic.	0.261 DL
Gibberula jorgefoyoi		Western Atlantic.	0.255 DL
Gibberula langostera		Western Atlantic.	0.23 DL
Gibberula lavalleeana	Snowflake marginella	Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Gibberula laviuda		East Central Pacific
Gibberula macarioi		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula mandyi		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Gibberula manzanillera		Western Central Atlantic
Gibberula marcelae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula marioi		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula mariscali		Western Atlantic.	0.18 DL
Gibberula mazagonica		Western Indian Ocean
Gibberula miliaria		Northeast Atlantic and Me
Gibberula modica		Eastern Central Atlantic
Gibberula nebulosa		Western Central Pacific.
Gibberula nilsi		Western Atlantic.	0.205 DL
Gibberula occidentalis		Western Atlantic.	0.209 DL
Gibberula ocellus		Western Atlantic.	0.55 DL
Gibberula olivai		Western Atlantic.	0.255 DL
Gibberula oriens		Western Atlantic.	0.189 DL
Gibberula oryza		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula ovata		Western Central Pacific
Gibberula pacifica		Eastern Central Pacific
Gibberula pfeifferi		Western Atlantic.
Gibberula phantasma		West Central Atlantic
Gibberula philippii		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula poppei		Western Central Pacific
Gibberula punctillum		Eastern Central Atlantic
Gibberula quatrefortis		Western Atlantic.	0.282 DL
Gibberula ramsi		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula recondita		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula secreta		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula sierrai		Western Atlantic.	0.2 DL
Gibberula silviae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula simonae		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula soniae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula stella		Western Atlantic.	0.188 DL
Gibberula sueziensis		Western Central Pacific
Gibberula tahaukuensis		Eastern Central Pacific
Gibberula tenera		Western Atlantic.	0.44 DL
Gibberula teresitae		East Central Pacific
Gibberula themisae		Western Atlantic.	0.165 DL
Gibberula turgidula		Mediterranean Sea.
Gibberula ubitaensis		Western Atlantic.	0.235 DL
Gibberula velox		Western Atlantic.	0.212 DL
Gibberula vitium		Western Atlantic.	0.232 DL
Gibberula yidii		Western Atlantic.	0.31 DL
Granulina agger		Western Atlantic.	0.21 DL
Granulina aidae		Western Atlantic.	0.16 DL
Granulina antillensis		Western Atlantic.	0.17 DL
Granulina boucheti		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina calypso		East Central Pacific
Granulina clandestinella		Western Atlantic.	0.5 DL
Granulina gofasi		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina gradata		Western Indian Ocean
Granulina guanajatabey		Western Atlantic.	0.18 DL
Granulina gubbiolii		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina guttula		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina hadria		Western Atlantic	0.26 DL
Granulina keilori		Western Central Atlantic
Granulina lagrifa		Western Atlantic.	0.19 DL
Granulina lazaroi		Western Atlantic.	0.155 DL
Granulina magagnai		East Central Pacific
Granulina margaritula	Pear marginella	Eastern Pacific.
Granulina marginata		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina melitensis		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina minae		Western Atlantic.	0.16 DL
Granulina minitica		Western Central Atlantic
Granulina minusculina		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina molinai		Western Atlantic.	0.185 DL
Granulina nebulosa		Western Indian Ocean
Granulina occulta		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina ovuliformis	Teardrop marginella	Western Atlantic
Granulina parilis		Eastern Central Atlantic
Granulina philpoppei		Western Central Pacific
Granulina pusaterii		Mediterranean Sea.
Granulina rosea		Western Indian Ocean
Granulina scutulata		Western Indian Ocean
Granulina tinolia		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Granulina vanhareni		Mediterranean Sea.
Inbiocystiscus faroi		Western Atlantic.	0.245 DL
Inbiocystiscus gamezi		Western Atlantic.	0.22 DL
Inbiocystiscus triplicata		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Intelcystiscus coyi		Western Atlantic.	0.23 DL
Intelcystiscus gordonmoorei		Western Atlantic.	0.26 DL
Intelcystiscus rancholunensis		Western Atlantic.	0.23 DL
Intelcystiscus yemayae		Western Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Kogomea falsijaponica		Western Central Pacific
Pachybathron cassidiforme		Western Atlantic.	0.68 DL
Pachybathron kienerianum		Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Pachybathron olssoni		Western Atlantic and East	0.54 DL
Pachybathron tayrona		Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Persicula bagne		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Persicula bahamasensis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Persicula calculus		Western Atlantic.	1.15 DL
Persicula chrysomelina		Western Atlantic.	0.68 DL
Persicula cordorae		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Persicula frumentum		Western Atlantic. Tropic	0.8 DL
Persicula hennequini		Western Atlantic.	0.72 DL
Persicula interruptolineata		Western Atlantic.	1.8 DL
Persicula maculosa		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Persicula moscatellii		Western Atlantic.	1.49 DL
Persicula multilineata		Western Central Atlantic	1.1 NG
Persicula muralis		Western Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Persicula obesa		Western Atlantic.	1.3 DL
Persicula porcellana		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL
Persicula pulcherrima	Decorated marginella	Western Central Atlantic	0.9 DL
Persicula sagittata		Western Atlantic.	1.4 DL
Persicula weberi		Western Atlantic.	0.7 DL
Plesiocystiscus abbotti		Western Atlantic.	0.48 DL
Plesiocystiscus alfiopivai		Western Atlantic.	0.19 DL
Plesiocystiscus atomus		Eastern Atlantic.	0.15 DL
Plesiocystiscus cinereus		Eastern Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Plesiocystiscus consanguineus		Eastern Atlantic.	0.25 DL
Plesiocystiscus genecoani		Western Atlantic.	0.22 DL
Plesiocystiscus jansseni		Western Central Atlantic	0.3 DL
Plesiocystiscus larva		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Pugnus lachrimula	Little teardrop marginella	Western Atlantic Ocean.	0.28 DL
Pugnus margaritella		Western Atlantic.	0.1 DL
Pugnus parvus		Southwest Pacific
Pugnus serrei		Western Atlantic	0.15 DL
Ticocystiscus iberia		Western Atlantic.	0.4 DL
Ticofurcilla tica		Western Atlantic.	0.125 DL

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