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Family: Cerithiidae ceriths



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Argyropeza divina
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Argyropeza leucocephala
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Argyropeza schepmaniana
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Argyropeza verecunda
[]
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Bittiolum alternatum
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Bittiolum fastigiatum
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Max. Length 0.7 cm DL
 
Bittiolum varium
[Grass cerith]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Bittium aedonium
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Max. Length 0.6 cm DL
 
Bittium alabastrulum
[]
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Max. Length 6 cm DL
 
Bittium alternatum
[]
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Bittium anembatum
[]
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Bittium arenaense
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Northeast Pacific
Max. Length 1.5 cm SHH
Bittium attenuatumCarpenter, 1864

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Bittium attenuatum
[Slender bittium]
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Max. Length 0.2 cm DL
 
Bittium caraboboense
[]
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Bittium catalinense
[]
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Bittium cerralvoense
[]
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Bittium circa
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Bittium delicatum
[]
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Max. Length 2 cm NG
 
Bittium eschrichtii
[Threaded bittium]
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Bittium fetellum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.8 cm DL
 
Bittium galactis
[]
No picture found
 
Bittium glareosum
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Bittium impendens
[]
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Bittium incile
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Bittium johnstonae
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Bittium lacteum
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Bittium larum
[]
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Bittium latreillii
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Bittium lima
[]
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Max. Length 0.4 cm DL
 
Bittium lusciniae
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Bittium mexicanum
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Bittium munitum
[]
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Bittium nicholsi
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Bittium oldroydae
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Bittium perparvulum
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Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Bittium philomelae
[]
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Bittium pigrum
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Bittium quadrifilatum
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Coudre, Christian

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 1 cm TL
Bittium reticulatumDa Costa, 1778

Photo by Coudre, Christian
 
Bittium reticulatum
[Small needle whelk]
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Bittium sanjuanense
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Bittium sergentum
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Bittium simplex
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Bittium subplanatum
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Bittium vancouverense
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Bittium variegatum
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Max. Length 6.5 cm DL
 
Bittium varium
[]
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Cacozeliana granarium
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Cassiella abylensis
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Cerithidium actinium
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Cerithidium cerithinum
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No picture found
 
Cerithidium diplax
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No picture found
 
Cerithidium perparvulum
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Cerithidium submammillatum
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Max. Length 0.6 cm TL
 
Cerithiella amblytera
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Cerithiella erecta
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cerithiella metula
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No picture found
 
Cerithiella nucleoproducta
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Cerithiella pileata
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Max. Length 0.9 cm DL
 
Cerithiella producta
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No picture found
 
Cerithiella stiria
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Cerithiella whiteavesi
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Max. Length 9.2 cm DL
 
Cerithioclava garciai
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Cerithium abditum
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Cerithium adansonii
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Cerithium alucastrum
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Cerithium alutaceum
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Cerithium alveolus
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Cerithium amirantium
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic
Max. Length 5 cm ShL
Cerithium atratum(Born, 1778)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium atratum
[Dark cerith]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Cerithium atromarginatumDeshayes, 1828

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cerithium atromarginatum
[Black lipped cerith]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Pacific.

Cerithium balteatumPhilippi, 1848

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium balteatum
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.4 cm DL
 
Cerithium bayeri
[]
No picture found
 
Cerithium boeticum
[]
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Cerithium buzzurroi
[]
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Cerithium caeruleum
[Cerithium snail]
No picture found
 
Cerithium caribbaeum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm ShH
Cerithium citrinumSowerby, 1855

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium citrinum
[Yellow cerith]
No picture found
 
Cerithium claviforme
[]

Rule, Roger

Indo-Pacific.

Cerithium columnaSowerby, 1834

Photo by Rule, Roger
 
Cerithium columna
[]

FAO

Indo-West Pacific.
Max. Length 5 cm SHL
Cerithium coraliumKiener, 1841

Photo by FAO
 
Cerithium coralium
[Coral cerith]
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Cerithium dialeucum
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic
Max. Length 4.3 cm NG
Cerithium eburneumBruguiere, 1792

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium eburneum
[Ivory cerith]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 8 cm SHL
Cerithium echinatumLamarck, 1822

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium echinatum
[Spinose cerith]
No picture found
 
Cerithium egenum
[Needle snail]
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Cerithium flemischi
[]
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Cerithium gemmatum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Western Atlantic.
Max. Length 4.5 cm ShL
Cerithium guinaicumPhilippi, 1849

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium guinaicum
[Guinea cerith]
No picture found
 
Cerithium interstriatum
[]
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Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
 
Cerithium kobelti
[]
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Cerithium koperbergi
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Cerithium leptocharactum
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Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
 
Cerithium lifuense
[]
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Max. Length 1.1 cm DL
 
Cerithium lindae
[]
No picture found
 
Cerithium lissum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Eastern Central Pacific a
Max. Length 3.4 cm NG
Cerithium litteratum(Born, 1778)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium litteratum
[Stocky cerith]
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Cerithium lividulum
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Coltro, Marcus

Western Central Atlantic.
Max. Length 2 cm NG
Cerithium lutosumMenke, 1828

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium lutosum
[Variable cerith]
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Cerithium maculosum
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Cerithium madreporicolum
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Cerithium menkei
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Cerithium moniliferum
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Cerithium munitum
[]
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Max. Length 2.6 cm DL
 
Cerithium muscarum
[Flyspeck cerith]
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Cerithium mutabile
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific and the Medi

Cerithium nesioticumPilsbry & Vanatta, 1906

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium nesioticum
[]

Batoy, Corazon B.

Indo-Pacific. The form o
Max. Length 15 cm SHL
Cerithium nodulosumBruguière, 1792

Photo by Batoy, Corazon B.
 
Cerithium nodulosum
[Giant knobbed cerith]
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Cerithium novaehollandiae
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Cerithium ophioderma
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Cerithium pacificum
[]
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Cerithium placidum
[]
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Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Cerithium planum
[]
No picture found
 
Cerithium protractum
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-Pacific.

Cerithium punctatumBruguière, 1792

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Cerithium punctatum
[]
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Cerithium rehderi
[]
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Cerithium renovatum
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Pacific Ocean.

Cerithium rostratumSowerby, 1855

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium rostratum
[Beaked cerith]
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Cerithium rueppelli
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Coltro, Marcus

Central Pacific.

Cerithium salebrosumSowerby, 1855

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium salebrosum
[Uneven cerith]
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Cerithium scabridum
[]
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Cerithium scobiniforme
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Cerithium stercusmuscarum
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Cerithium stigmosum
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
 
Cerithium tenellum
[]
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Cerithium torulosum
[]
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Cerithium traillii
[Traill's cerith]

Coltro, Marcus

Southeast Pacific

Cerithium uncinatumGmelin, 1791

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Cerithium uncinatum
[]
No picture found
 
Cerithium variabile
[Variable horn-shell]
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Cerithium versicolor
[]
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Max. Length 6.5 cm SHL
 
Cerithium vulgatum
[Common cerithe]
No picture found
 
Cerithium zebrum
[]
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Cerithium zonatum
[Belted horn]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus adunca
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 3 cm SHL
Clypeomorus batillariaeformisHabe & Kosuge, 1966

Photo by FAO
 
Clypeomorus batillariaeformis
[Necklace cerith]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm SHL
 
Clypeomorus bifasciata
[Morus cerith]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus brevis
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No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus chemnitzianus
[Chemnitz cerith]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus coralium
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus humilis
[]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus inflata
[]
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Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus moniliferus
[]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus nympha
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific
Max. Length 2.5 cm TL
Clypeomorus patulum(Sowerby, 1855)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Clypeomorus patulum
[]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus pellucida
[Pellucid cerith]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus petrosa
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus petrosus
[]
No picture found
 
Clypeomorus purpurastoma
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 2.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus subbreviculus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3.5 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus traillii
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus tuberculatus
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 3 cm ShH
 
Clypeomorus zonatus
[]
No picture found
 
Colina macrostoma
[]
No picture found
 
Colina pinguis
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 5.3 cm DL
 
Fastigiella carinata
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 0.3 cm DL
 
Ittibittium oryza
[]
No picture found
 
Ittibittium parcum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium armillatum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium attenuatum
[Slender cerith]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium fetellum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium johnstonae
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium larum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium lomaense
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium oldroydae
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium purpureum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium quadrifilatum
[Four-thread cerith]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium rugatum
[]
No picture found
 
Lirobittium serra
[]
No picture found
 
Plesiotrochus luteus
[]
No picture found
 
Plesiotrochus pagodiformis
[]
No picture found
 
Plesiotrochus souverbianus
[]
No picture found
 
Plesiotrochus unicinctus
[]

FAO

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 10 cm SHL
Pseudovertagus aluco(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by FAO
 
Pseudovertagus aluco
[Aluco vertagus]
No picture found
 
Pseudovertagus clava
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Central Pacific

Pseudovertagus nobilis(Reeve, 1855)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Pseudovertagus nobilis
[Noble vertagus]
No picture found
 
Rhinoclavis abbasi
[]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Pacific Ocean. Tropical

Rhinoclavis articulata(Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Rhinoclavis articulata
[Articulate vertagus]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Rhinoclavis aspera(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Rhinoclavis aspera
[Rough vertagus]
No picture found
 
Rhinoclavis diadema
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 9.5 cm SHL
Rhinoclavis fasciata(Bruguière, 1792)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Rhinoclavis fasciata
[Banded vertagus]
No picture found

Max. Length 4 cm ShH
 
Rhinoclavis kochi
[Koch's cerith]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Western Pacific.
Max. Length 6 cm ShH
Rhinoclavis longicaudata(Adams & Reeve, 1850)

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Rhinoclavis longicaudata
[]
No picture found
 
Rhinoclavis matukense
[]
No picture found
 
Rhinoclavis obeliscus
[]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-Pacific.
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Rhinoclavis sinensis(Gmelin, 1791)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Rhinoclavis sinensis
[Obelisk vertagus]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific.

Rhinoclavis sordidula(Gould, 1849)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Rhinoclavis sordidula
[Dwarf vertagus]

Coltro, Marcus

Indo-West Pacific
Max. Length 7 cm SHL
Rhinoclavis vertagus(Linnaeus, 1758)

Photo by Coltro, Marcus
 
Rhinoclavis vertagus
[Common vertagus]
No picture found
 
Scaliola arenosa
[]
No picture found
 
Scaliola bella
[]
No picture found
 
Scaliola elata
[]
No picture found
 
Scaliola gracilis
[]
No picture found
 
Stylidium eschrichtii
[Threaded cerith]

Poppe, Guido and Philippe

Indo-West Pacific.

Styliferina goniochilaAdams, 1860

Photo by Poppe, Guido and Philippe
 
Styliferina goniochila
[]
No picture found

Max. Length 1.9 cm DL
 
Varicopeza crystallina
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