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Family: Peltospiridae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Chrysomallon squamiferum [Scaly-foot gastropod]	No picture found Ctenopelta porifera []	No picture found Ctenopelta proifera []
No picture found Depressigyra globulus []	No picture found Dracogyra subfusca []	No picture found Echinopelta fistulosa []
No picture found Gigantopelta aegis []	No picture found Gigantopelta chessoia []	No picture found Hirtopelta hirta []
No picture found Hirtopelta tufari []	No picture found Lirapex granularis []	No picture found Lirapex humatus []
No picture found Lirapex politus []	No picture found Nodopelta heminoda []	No picture found Nodopelta rigneae []
No picture found Nodopelta subnoda []	No picture found Peltospira delicata []	No picture found Peltospira lamellifera []
No picture found Peltospira operculata []	No picture found Peltospira smaragdina []	No picture found Rhynchopelta concentrica []

21 Species of Family Peltospiridae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chrysomallon squamiferum	Scaly-foot gastropod	Western Indian Ocean. Mau
Ctenopelta porifera		Eastern Central Pacific
Ctenopelta proifera		Eastern Central Pacific.
Depressigyra globulus		Northeast Pacific.
Dracogyra subfusca		Eastern Indian Ocean
Echinopelta fistulosa		Pacific Ocean.
Gigantopelta aegis		Eastern Indian Ocean
Gigantopelta chessoia		Antarctic Atlantic
Hirtopelta hirta		Pacific Ocean.
Hirtopelta tufari		Southwest Pacific.
Lirapex granularis		Eastern Central Pacific.
Lirapex humatus		Eastern Central Pacific.
Lirapex politus		Western Indian Ocean
Nodopelta heminoda		Eastern Central Pacific.
Nodopelta rigneae		Eastern Central Pacific.
Nodopelta subnoda		Eastern Central Pacific.
Peltospira delicata		Eastern Central Pacific.
Peltospira lamellifera		Eastern Central Pacific.
Peltospira operculata		Pacific Ocean.
Peltospira smaragdina		Northeast Atlantic.	1.2 DL
Rhynchopelta concentrica		Pacific Ocean.

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