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Family: Vaginulinidae (See list of species below)

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

Astacolus crepidulus []	No picture found Astacolus hyalacrulus []	No picture found Astacolus neomulticamerata []
No picture found Astacolus pacificus []	No picture found Astacolus tenuissima []	No picture found Lenticulina australis []
No picture found Lenticulina calcar []	No picture found Lenticulina cultrata []	No picture found Lenticulina gibba []
No picture found Lenticulina limbosa []	No picture found Lenticulina nitida []	No picture found Lenticulina orbicularis []
No picture found Lenticulina papillosa []	No picture found Lenticulina platyrhinos []	No picture found Lenticulina serpens []
No picture found Lenticulina suborbicularis []	No picture found Lenticulina tasmanica []	No picture found Lenticulina vortex []
No picture found Marginulinopsis bradyi []	No picture found Marginulinopsis costata []	No picture found Marginulinopsis tenuis []
No picture found Spincterules anaglyptus []	No picture found Vaginulina legumen []	No picture found Vaginulina rheophagica []

24 Species of Family Vaginulinidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Astacolus crepidulus		Southeast Pacific and Ant
Astacolus hyalacrulus		Arctic
Astacolus neomulticamerata		Western Central Pacific.
Astacolus pacificus		Western Central Pacific.
Astacolus tenuissima		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina australis		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina calcar		Southeast Pacific
Lenticulina cultrata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Lenticulina gibba		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina limbosa		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina nitida		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina orbicularis		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina papillosa		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina platyrhinos		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina serpens		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina suborbicularis		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina tasmanica		Western Central Pacific.
Lenticulina vortex		Western Central Pacific.
Marginulinopsis bradyi		Western Central Pacific.
Marginulinopsis costata		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Marginulinopsis tenuis		Western Central Pacific.
Spincterules anaglyptus		Western Central Pacific.
Vaginulina legumen		Antarctic Indian Ocean
Vaginulina rheophagica		Western Central Pacific.

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