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Family: Pectinariidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Amphictene auricoma [Backbone]	No picture found Amphictene crassa []	No picture found Amphictene japonica []
No picture found Amphictene moorei []	No picture found Cistenides brevicoma []	No picture found Cistenides ehlersi []
No picture found Cistenides granulata []	No picture found Cistenides hyperborea []	No picture found Cistenides regalis []
No picture found Lagis australis []	No picture found Lagis bocki [Bock's pectinated-worm]	No picture found Lagis koreni [Trumpet worm]
No picture found Lagis neapolitana []	No picture found Lagis tenera []	No picture found Pectinaria aegyptia []
No picture found Pectinaria antipoda []	No picture found Pectinaria belgica []	No picture found Pectinaria californiensis []
No picture found Pectinaria capensis [Cone-tube worm]	No picture found Pectinaria chilensis []	No picture found Pectinaria conchilega []
Pectinaria gouldii [Ice cream cone worm]	No picture found Pectinaria granulata [Tusk coneworm]	No picture found Pectinaria hartmanae []
No picture found Pectinaria leioscapha []	No picture found Pectinaria meredithi []	No picture found Pectinaria nana []
No picture found Pectinaria papillosa []	No picture found Pectinaria regalis []	No picture found Petta assimilis []
No picture found Petta pellucida []	No picture found Petta pusilla []

32 Species of Family Pectinariidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Amphictene auricoma	Backbone	Western Indian Ocean, Eas
Amphictene crassa		Indo-West Pacific
Amphictene japonica		Northwest Pacific
Amphictene moorei		Arctic and Northeast Paci
Cistenides brevicoma		Eastern Pacific
Cistenides ehlersi		Southeast Pacific
Cistenides granulata		Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Cistenides hyperborea		Northern Atlantic and the
Cistenides regalis		Eastern Pacific
Lagis australis		Western Central Pacific
Lagis bocki	Bock's pectinated-worm	Northwest Pacific
Lagis koreni	Trumpet worm	Indo-West Pacific, Northe	5 TL
Lagis neapolitana		Mediterranean Sea.
Lagis tenera		Eastern Pacific
Pectinaria aegyptia		Western Indian Ocean
Pectinaria antipoda		Indo-West Pacific.	3 BL
Pectinaria belgica		Atlantic Ocean, Mediterra
Pectinaria californiensis		Arctic and Eastern Pacifi
Pectinaria capensis	Cone-tube worm	Eastern Atlantic and Indo
Pectinaria chilensis		Western Central Atlantic
Pectinaria conchilega		Northwest Pacific
Pectinaria gouldii	Ice cream cone worm	Western Central Atlantic
Pectinaria granulata	Tusk coneworm	Northeast Pacific, Northw
Pectinaria hartmanae		Eastern Pacific
Pectinaria leioscapha		Western Central Pacific
Pectinaria meredithi		Western Central Atlantic
Pectinaria nana		Western Indian Ocean
Pectinaria papillosa		Northwest Pacific
Pectinaria regalis		Western Central Atlantic
Petta assimilis		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Petta pellucida		Western Central Atlantic
Petta pusilla		Mediterranean Sea.

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