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Family: Vesicomyidae (See list of species below)

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27 species with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Callogonia leeana
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Calyptogena extenta
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Calyptogena gigas
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Calyptogena magnifica
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Calyptogena nankaiensis
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Calyptogena okutanii
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Calyptogena pacifica
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Calyptogena ponderosa
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Calyptogena solidissima
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Calyptogena starobogatovi
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Calyptogena tuerkayi
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Ectenagena elongata
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Ectenagena modioliforma
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Isorropodon elongatus
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Isorropodon perplexum
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Laubiericoncha myriamae
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Phreagena edisonensis
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Pliocardia crenulomarginata
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Vesicomya atlantica
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Vesicomya cordata
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Vesicomya pilula
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Vesicomya sirenkoi
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Vesicomya venusta
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Vesicomya vesica
[Fat vesicomya]
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Waisiuconcha helios
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Wareniconcha guineensis
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Wareniconcha lepta
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27 Species of Family Vesicomyidae
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Callogonia leeana Atlantic Ocean and Wester
Calyptogena extenta Northeast Pacific.
Calyptogena gigas Pacific Ocean.
Calyptogena magnifica Pacific Ocean.
Calyptogena nankaiensis Northwest Pacific.
Calyptogena okutanii Northwest Pacific.
Calyptogena pacifica Indo-Pacific and Atlantic
Calyptogena ponderosa Western Atlantic. 11.4 DL
Calyptogena solidissima Northwest Pacific.
Calyptogena starobogatovi Northeast Pacific
Calyptogena tuerkayi Western Central Pacific
Ectenagena elongata Eastern Pacific
Ectenagena modioliforma Western Atlantic. 9.73 DL
Isorropodon elongatus Atlantic Ocean. 0.21 DL
Isorropodon perplexum Indo-West Pacific, Atlant
Laubiericoncha myriamae Atlantic Ocean, Pacific O
Phreagena edisonensis Western Central Pacific.
Pliocardia crenulomarginata Indo-West Pacific.
Vesicomya atlantica Atlantic Ocean
Vesicomya cordata Western Atlantic 6.3 DL
Vesicomya pilula Western Atlantic 0.26 DL
Vesicomya sirenkoi Antarctic Pacific and Ant
Vesicomya venusta Western Atlantic.
Vesicomya vesica Fat vesicomya North America. 2.2 DL
Waisiuconcha helios Western Central Pacific
Wareniconcha guineensis Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Wareniconcha lepta Eastern Central Pacific



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