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Family: Stenothoidae



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139 species
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Antatelson antennatum
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Antatelson claudei
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Antatelson rostratum
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Antatelson tuberculatum
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Antatelson walkeri
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Hardametopa carinata
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Hardametopa nasuta
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Mesometopa esmarki
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Mesometopa extensa
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Mesometopa gibbosa
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Mesometopa neglecta
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Mesometopa sinuata
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Mesoproboloides spinosa
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Metopa abyssalis
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Metopa alderi
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Metopa angustimana
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Metopa boeckii
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Metopa borealis
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Metopa bruzelii
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Metopa cistella
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Metopa clypeata
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Metopa colliei
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Metopa dawsoni
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Metopa derjugini
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Metopa glacialis
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Metopa groenlandica
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Metopa hearni
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Metopa invalida
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Metopa latimana
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Metopa layi
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Metopa leptocarpa
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Metopa longicornis
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Metopa longirama
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Metopa majuscula
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Metopa norvegica
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Metopa palmata
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Metopa pollexiana
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Metopa propinqua
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Metopa pusilla
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Metopa robusta
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Metopa rubrovittata
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Metopa samsiluna
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Metopa sinuata
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Metopa solsbergi
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Metopa spectabilis
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Metopa spinicoxa
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Metopa spitzbergensis
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Metopa submajuscula
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Metopa tenuimana
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Metopa uschakovi
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Metopa wiesei
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Metopella angusta
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Metopella aporpis
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Metopella carinata
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Metopella longimana
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Metopella macrochira
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Metopella nasuta
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Metopelloides barnardi
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Metopelloides brazhnikovi
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Metopelloides micropalpa
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Metopelloides schellenbergi
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Metopelloides shoemakeri
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Metopelloides stephenseni
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Metopelloides tattersalli
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Metopelloides zernovi
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Metopoides clavata
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Metopoides elliptica
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Metopoides heterostylis
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Metopoides magellanica
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Metopoides sarsi
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Metopoides typicaminus
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Metopoides typicus
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Microstenothoe ascidiae
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Parametopa alaskensis
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Parametopa crassicornis
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Parametopa kervillei
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Parametopella cypris
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Parametopella inquilina
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Parametopella ninis
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Parametopella stelleri
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Parametopella texensis
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Probolisca elliptica
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Probolisca nasutigenes
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Southern Ocean

Probolisca ovata (Stebbing, 1888)

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Probolisca ovata
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Proboloides gregaria
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Proboloides holmesi
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Proboloides pacifica
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Proboloides tunda
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Prometopa tuberculata
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Prostenothoe sextonae
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Prothaumatelson carinatum
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Prothaumatelson nasutum
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Pseudothaumatelson cyproides
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Pycnopyge carinatum
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Stenothoe barrowensis
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Stenothoe bella
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Stenothoe brevicornis
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Stenothoe cattai
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Stenothoe crassicornis
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Stenothoe crenulata
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Stenothoe dollfusi
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Stenothoe elachistoides
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Stenothoe estacola
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Stenothoe frecanda
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Stenothoe gallensis
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Stenothoe georgiana
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Stenothoe haleloke
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Stenothoe kaia
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Stenothoe levantina
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Stenothoe marina
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Stenothoe menezgweni
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Stenothoe miersi
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Stenothoe minuta
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Stenothoe monoculoides
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Stenothoe peltata
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Stenothoe setosa
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Stenothoe symbiotica
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Stenothoe tergestina
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Stenothoe valida
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Stenothoides bassarginensis
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Stenothoides beringiensis
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Stenothoides bicoma
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Stenothoides pirloti
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Stenothoides slastnikovi
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Stenothoides smirnovi
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Stenothoides uenoi
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Stenula angusta
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Stenula arctica
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Stenula incola
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Stenula modosa
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Stenula nordmanni
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Stenula peltata
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Thaumatelson herdmani
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Arntz, Wolf E.

Antarctic Atlantic

Torometopa antarctica (Walker, 1906)

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Torometopa antarctica
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Torometopa crenatipalmata
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Torometopa dentimanus
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Torometopa saldanhae
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Wallametopa cabon
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Zaikometopa erythrophthalmus
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Antatelson antennatum Southern Ocean 1974
Antatelson claudei Antarctic Ocean 2011
Antatelson rostratum Southern Ocean 1974
Antatelson tuberculatum Southern Ocean 1989
Antatelson walkeri Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Hardametopa carinata Antarctic Atlantic 1887
Hardametopa nasuta Northeast Atlantic 1871
Mesometopa esmarki Northeast Atlantic 1872
Mesometopa extensa Northeast Atlantic 1948
Mesometopa gibbosa Northeast Atlantic 1955
Mesometopa neglecta Northeast Atlantic 1887
Mesometopa sinuata Northeast Atlantic 1964
Mesoproboloides spinosa Southern Ocean 1974
Metopa abyssalis Southern Ocean 1931
Metopa alderi Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1857
Metopa angustimana Arctic, Northeast Atlanti 1948
Metopa boeckii Arctic and Northern Atlan 1892
Metopa borealis Northern Atlantic 1882
Metopa bruzelii Arctic and Northern Atlan 1866
Metopa cistella Arctic and Northern Atlan 1969
Metopa clypeata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Metopa colliei Arctic and Northern Atlan 1948
Metopa dawsoni Northeast Pacific 1962
Metopa derjugini Northeast Pacific 1948
Metopa glacialis Arctic and Northern Atlan 1842
Metopa groenlandica Arctic and Northwest Atla 1887
Metopa hearni Arctic and Northwest Atla 1954
Metopa invalida Arctic and Northwest Atla 1892
Metopa latimana Arctic and Northwest Atla 1887
Metopa layi Arctic and Northwest Atla 1948
Metopa leptocarpa Arctic and Northwest Atla 1882
Metopa longicornis Arctic and Northwest Atla 1871
Metopa longirama Arctic and Northwest Atla 1942
Metopa majuscula Arctic and Northwest Atla 1948
Metopa norvegica Arctic and Northwest Atla 1851
Metopa palmata Arctic and Northwest Atla 1892
Metopa pollexiana Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopa propinqua Arctic and Northwest Atla 1892
Metopa pusilla Northern Atlantic 1892
Metopa robusta Arctic and Northern Atlan 1892
Metopa rubrovittata Northeast Atlantic 1883
Metopa samsiluna Eastern Central Pacific. 1966
Metopa sinuata Arctic and Northern Atlan 1892
Metopa solsbergi Arctic and Northern Atlan 1884
Metopa spectabilis Arctic and Northern Atlan
Metopa spinicoxa Arctic and Northern Atlan 1955
Metopa spitzbergensis Arctic and Northwest Atla 1907
Metopa submajuscula Arctic and Northwest Atla 1948
Metopa tenuimana Arctic and Northwest Atla 1892
Metopa uschakovi Arctic and Northwest Atla 1948
Metopa wiesei Arctic and Northwest Atla 1933
Metopella angusta Arctic and Northwest Atla 1949
Metopella aporpis Arctic and Northwest Atla 1962
Metopella carinata Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopella longimana Arctic and Northwest Atla 1871
Metopella macrochira Arctic and Northwest Atla 1948
Metopella nasuta Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopelloides barnardi Arctic and Northwest Atla 1938
Metopelloides brazhnikovi Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopelloides micropalpa Arctic and Northwest Atla 1930
Metopelloides schellenbergi Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopelloides shoemakeri Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopelloides stephenseni Arctic and Northwest Atla 1938
Metopelloides tattersalli Arctic and Northwest Atla 1938
Metopelloides zernovi Arctic and Northwest Atla
Metopoides clavata Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Metopoides elliptica Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Metopoides heterostylis Southern Ocean 1926
Metopoides magellanica Antarctic Atlantic 1888
Metopoides sarsi Southern Ocean 1888
Metopoides typicaminus Antarctic Atlantic 1995
Metopoides typicus Antarctic Atlantic 1906
Microstenothoe ascidiae Antarctic Atlantic
Parametopa alaskensis Antarctic Atlantic 1904
Parametopa crassicornis Antarctic Atlantic 1980
Parametopa kervillei Antarctic Atlantic 1901
Parametopella cypris Western Central Atlantic 1903
Parametopella inquilina Western Central Atlantic 1976
Parametopella ninis Northeast Pacific 1962
Parametopella stelleri Northeast Pacific 1948
Parametopella texensis Western Atlantic 1978
Probolisca elliptica Antarctic Atlantic 1931
Probolisca nasutigenes Southern Ocean 1888
Probolisca ovata Southern Ocean 1888
Proboloides gregaria Southern Ocean 1892
Proboloides holmesi Southern Ocean 1973
Proboloides pacifica Southern Ocean 1908
Proboloides tunda Southern Ocean 1962
Prometopa tuberculata Southern Ocean
Prostenothoe sextonae Southern Ocean 1938
Prothaumatelson carinatum Southern Ocean
Prothaumatelson nasutum Antarctic Atlantic 1912
Pseudothaumatelson cyproides Southern Ocean 1938
Pycnopyge carinatum Southern Ocean 1955
Stenothoe barrowensis Southern Ocean 1955
Stenothoe bella Southern Ocean 2022
Stenothoe brevicornis Southern Ocean 1882
Stenothoe cattai Mediterranean 1906
Stenothoe crassicornis Mediterranean 1896
Stenothoe crenulata Mediterranean 1907
Stenothoe dollfusi Mediterranean 1887
Stenothoe elachistoides Mediterranean 1980
Stenothoe estacola Mediterranean 1962
Stenothoe frecanda Mediterranean 1962
Stenothoe gallensis Circumglobal. 1904
Stenothoe georgiana Western Atlantic. 1977
Stenothoe haleloke Northwest Pacific 1970
Stenothoe kaia Western Central Pacific 1985
Stenothoe levantina Western Central Pacific 2022
Stenothoe marina Northeast Atlantic 1857
Stenothoe menezgweni Northeast Atlantic. 2005
Stenothoe miersi Western Central Pacific 1879
Stenothoe minuta Western Central Atlantic 1903
Stenothoe monoculoides Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1813
Stenothoe peltata Northeast Atlantic, Medit
Stenothoe setosa Northeast Atlantic, Medit 1900
Stenothoe symbiotica Western Central Atlantic 1956
Stenothoe tergestina Mediterranean 1881
Stenothoe valida Western Atlantic. 1853
Stenothoides bassarginensis Western Atlantic.
Stenothoides beringiensis Western Atlantic.
Stenothoides bicoma Western Atlantic. 1962
Stenothoides pirloti Western Atlantic. 1938
Stenothoides slastnikovi Western Atlantic. 1948
Stenothoides smirnovi Western Atlantic. 1948
Stenothoides uenoi Western Atlantic. 1938
Stenula angusta Western Atlantic. 1955
Stenula arctica Western Atlantic. 1951
Stenula incola Western Atlantic. 1969
Stenula modosa Western Atlantic. 1962
Stenula nordmanni Western Atlantic. 1931
Stenula peltata Western Atlantic. 1874
Thaumatelson herdmani Southern Ocean 1906
Torometopa antarctica Antarctic Atlantic 1906
Torometopa crenatipalmata Southeast Pacific and Sou 1888
Torometopa dentimanus Southern Ocean 1938
Torometopa saldanhae Northeast Atlantic. 2005
Wallametopa cabon Western Central Pacific 1974
Zaikometopa erythrophthalmus Western Central Pacific 1981



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