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Family: Chilodontaidae (See list of species below)

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

No picture found Chilodonta suduirauti []	No picture found Clypeostoma elongatum []	No picture found Clypeostoma nortoni []
No picture found Danilia stratmanni []	No picture found Dentistyla dentifera []	No picture found Dentistyla sericifilum []
No picture found Euchelus alarconi []	Euchelus asper [Four-keeled margarite]	Euchelus atratus [Blackish margarite]
No picture found Euchelus barbadensis []	No picture found Euchelus bermudensis []	No picture found Euchelus clathratus []
No picture found Euchelus eucastus []	No picture found Euchelus guttarosea [Red-spot topsnail]	No picture found Euchelus hummelincki []
No picture found Euchelus instrictus []	No picture found Euchelus pruinosus []	No picture found Granata imbricata []
No picture found Granata maculata []	No picture found Herpetopoma barbieri []	Herpetopoma corrugatum []
No picture found Herpetopoma eboreum []	No picture found Herpetopoma exasperatum []	No picture found Herpetopoma gemmatum []
No picture found Herpetopoma instrictum []	No picture found Herpetopoma naokoae []	No picture found Herpetopoma ringens []
Herpetopoma rubrum []	Hybochelus cancellatus []	No picture found Hybochelus fossulatulus []
No picture found Liotella crassicostata []	No picture found Lischkeia reginamaris []	No picture found Mirachelus acanthus []
No picture found Mirachelus urueuauau []	No picture found Perrinia cancellata []	Perrinia cecileae []
No picture found Perrinia docili []	No picture found Perrinia elisa []	No picture found Perrinia nigromaculata []
No picture found Perrinia plicifera []	No picture found Perrinia squamicarinata []	No picture found Perrinia stellata []
No picture found Tibatrochus husaensis []	No picture found Tibatrochus incertus []	No picture found Vaceuchelus abdii []
No picture found Vaceuchelus angulatus []	No picture found Vaceuchelus clathratus []	No picture found Vaceuchelus foveolatus []
No picture found Vaceuchelus ludiviniae []	No picture found Vaceuchelus pagoboorum []	No picture found Vaceuchelus saguili []
No picture found Vaceuchelus vallesi []	No picture found Vaceuchelus vangoethemi []	No picture found Vetulonia densilirata []
No picture found Vetulonia jeffreysi []	No picture found Vetulonia parajeffreysi []

56 Species of Family Chilodontaidae
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Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Chilodonta suduirauti		Western Central Pacific
Clypeostoma elongatum		Western Central Pacific
Clypeostoma nortoni		Western Pacific
Danilia stratmanni		Western Central Pacific
Dentistyla dentifera		Western Central Atlantic.	0.8 DL
Dentistyla sericifilum		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Euchelus alarconi		Southeast Pacific
Euchelus asper	Four-keeled margarite	Indo-West Pacific.
Euchelus atratus	Blackish margarite	Indo-West Pacific
Euchelus barbadensis		Western Atlantic.	0.9 DL
Euchelus bermudensis		Western Atlantic.	0.33 DL
Euchelus clathratus		Western Central Pacific	0.8 ShH
Euchelus eucastus		Western Atlantic.	0.65 DL
Euchelus guttarosea	Red-spot topsnail	Western Central Atlantic.	0.6 DL
Euchelus hummelincki		Western Atlantic.	0.32 DL
Euchelus instrictus		Western Central Pacific	1 ShH
Euchelus pruinosus		Southwest Pacific
Granata imbricata		Eastern Indian Ocean
Granata maculata		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma barbieri		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma corrugatum		Central Pacific
Herpetopoma eboreum		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma exasperatum		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma gemmatum		Eastern Central Pacific
Herpetopoma instrictum		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma naokoae		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma ringens		Western Central Pacific
Herpetopoma rubrum		Western Central Pacific
Hybochelus cancellatus		Western Central Pacific
Hybochelus fossulatulus		Western Central Pacific
Liotella crassicostata		Western Atlantic.	0.15 DL
Lischkeia reginamaris		Western Central Pacific
Mirachelus acanthus		Western Atlantic.	0.37 DL
Mirachelus urueuauau		Western Atlantic.	0.265 DL
Perrinia cancellata		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia cecileae		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia docili		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia elisa		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia nigromaculata		Western Pacific
Perrinia plicifera		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia squamicarinata		Western Central Pacific
Perrinia stellata		Western Indian Ocean.
Tibatrochus husaensis		Western Central Pacific
Tibatrochus incertus		Western Pacific
Vaceuchelus abdii		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus angulatus		Western Indian Ocean.
Vaceuchelus clathratus		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus foveolatus		Pacific Ocean
Vaceuchelus ludiviniae		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus pagoboorum		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus saguili		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus vallesi		Western Central Pacific
Vaceuchelus vangoethemi		Western Central Pacific
Vetulonia densilirata		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL
Vetulonia jeffreysi		Atlantic Ocean.	0.375 DL
Vetulonia parajeffreysi		Western Atlantic.	0.3 DL

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