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Family: Spionidae



(See list of species below)


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292 species (see list below)
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Scolelepis texana
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Scolelepis tridentata
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Spio aequalis
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Spio armata
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Spio butleri
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Spio cirrifera
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Spio decoratus
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Spio filicornis
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Spio goniocephala
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Spio hirsuta
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Spio limicola
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Spio martinensis
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Spio multioculata
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Spio pacifica
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Spio pettibonae
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Spio pettiboneae
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Spio pigmentata
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Spio punctata
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Spio setosa
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Spio theeli
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Spiophanes afer
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Spiophanes anoculata
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Spiophanes berkeleyorum
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Max. Length 6 cm TL
 
Spiophanes bombyx
[Bee spionid]
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Spiophanes cirrata
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Spiophanes duplex
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Spiophanes fimbriata
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Spiophanes kroeyeri
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Max. Length 3 cm TL
 
Spiophanes kroyeri
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Spiophanes lowai
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Spiophanes malayensis
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Spiophanes mediterraneus
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Spiophanes pallidus
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Spiophanes reyssi
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Spiophanes tcherniai
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Spiophanes wigleyi
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Streblospio benedicti
[Bar-gilled mudworm]
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Streblospio dekhuyzeni
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Streblospio gynobranchiata
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Streblospio shrubsolii
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Tripolydora spinosa
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Xandaros acanthodes
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Scolelepis texana Western Central Atlantic 1971
Scolelepis tridentata Eastern Pacific, Eastern 1914
Spio aequalis Western Central Pacific 1904
Spio armata Northeast Atlantic
Spio butleri Northeast Pacific
Spio cirrifera Northeast Pacific
Spio decoratus Eastern Atlantic, Mediter 1870
Spio filicornis Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 3 TL 1776
Spio goniocephala Northeast Atlantic 1957
Spio hirsuta Eastern Pacific 1928
Spio limicola Eastern Pacific
Spio martinensis Eastern Atlantic, Arctic, 1896
Spio multioculata Western Central Pacific a
Spio pacifica Western Central Pacific a
Spio pettibonae Western Central Atlantic 1971
Spio pettiboneae Western Central Atlantic 1971
Spio pigmentata Northwest Pacific 2021
Spio punctata Northwest Pacific
Spio setosa Northwest Pacific
Spio theeli Arctic and Northwest Atla 1920
Spiophanes afer Mediterranean Sea. 2005
Spiophanes anoculata Eastern Pacific 1960
Spiophanes berkeleyorum Northern Pacific 1962
Spiophanes bombyx Bee spionid Cosmopolitan. Tropical t 6 TL 1870
Spiophanes cirrata Cosmopolitan. Tropical t
Spiophanes duplex Eastern Pacific, Western 1919
Spiophanes fimbriata Eastern Pacific 1923
Spiophanes kroeyeri Arctic, Atlantic, Indo-We 1860
Spiophanes kroyeri Northeast Pacific and Atl 3 TL 1860
Spiophanes lowai Eastern Pacific 1983
Spiophanes malayensis Northwest Pacific 1915
Spiophanes mediterraneus Mediterranean Sea. 2005
Spiophanes pallidus Eastern Pacific 1960
Spiophanes reyssi Mediterranean Sea. 1964
Spiophanes tcherniai Antarctic. 1950
Spiophanes wigleyi Western Central Atlantic 1962
Streblospio benedicti Bar-gilled mudworm Atlantic and Eastern Paci 1879
Streblospio dekhuyzeni Northeast Atlantic 1909
Streblospio gynobranchiata Mediterranean Sea. 1998
Streblospio shrubsolii Northeast Atlantic and th 1890
Tripolydora spinosa Pacific Ocean 1964
Xandaros acanthodes Eastern Pacific 1981



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