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Species Identification: Find Species


Family: Poecilasmatidae



(See list of species below)



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60 species
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Dichelaspis hawaiense
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Dichelaspis thieli
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Glyptelasma annandalei
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Glyptelasma carinatum
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Glyptelasma gigas
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Glyptelasma gracile
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Glyptelasma gracilius
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Glyptelasma hamatum
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Glyptelasma pilsbryi
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Glyptelasma rectum
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Megalasma elegans
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Megalasma minus
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Megalasma striatum
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Octolasmis americanum
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Octolasmis angulata
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Octolasmis aperta
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Octolasmis aymonini
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Octolasmis bullata
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Octolasmis californiana
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Octolasmis carpilii
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Octolasmis clavula
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Octolasmis collare
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Octolasmis cor
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Octolasmis forresti
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Octolasmis geryonophila
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Octolasmis grayi
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Octolasmis hoeki
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Octolasmis iloiloensis
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Octolasmis indubia
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Octolasmis lowei
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Octolasmis mulleri
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Octolasmis neptuni
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Octolasmis nierstraszi
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Octolasmis orthogonia
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Octolasmis scuticosta
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Octolasmis trigona
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Octolasmis tydemanni
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Octolasmis uncus
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Octolasmis warwickii
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Octolasmis weberi
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Pagurolepas atlantica
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Pagurolepas elongata
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Pagurolepas utinomii
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Pagurolepas zhadani
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Poecilasma aurantia
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Poecilasma crassa
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Poecilasma inaequilaterale
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Poecilasma kaempferi
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Poecilasma obliqua
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Temnaspis amygdalum
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Temnaspis bathynomi
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Temnaspis excavatum
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Temnaspis fissum
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Temnaspis kilepoae
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Temnaspis lenticula
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Temnaspis lentis
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Temnaspis tridens
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Trilasmis eburnea
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Trilasmis excavatum
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Trilasmis tridens
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Dichelaspis hawaiense Indo-Pacific. 1907
Dichelaspis thieli Eastern Atlantic 1998
Glyptelasma annandalei Indo-West Pacific 1907
Glyptelasma carinatum Northeast Atlantic and In 1883
Glyptelasma gigas Indo-West Pacific 1916
Glyptelasma gracile Indo-West Pacific 1883
Glyptelasma gracilius Indo-West Pacific 1907
Glyptelasma hamatum Indo-West Pacific and Atl 1919
Glyptelasma pilsbryi Cosmopolitan. 1919
Glyptelasma rectum Cosmopolitan. 1907
Megalasma elegans Pacific Ocean 1964
Megalasma minus Cosmopolitan. 1906
Megalasma striatum Indo-West Pacific. 1883
Octolasmis americanum Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Octolasmis angulata Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Octolasmis aperta Indo-West Pacific 1894
Octolasmis aymonini Indo-West Pacific 1874
Octolasmis bullata Indo-West Pacific. 1892
Octolasmis californiana Indo-West Pacific. 1960
Octolasmis carpilii Western Central Pacific 1967
Octolasmis clavula Indo-West Pacific. 1936
Octolasmis collare Western Central Pacific 1988
Octolasmis cor Indo-West Pacific. 1892
Octolasmis forresti Western Indian Ocean and 1894
Octolasmis geryonophila Western Atlantic and Indo 1907
Octolasmis grayi Indo-West Pacific 1851
Octolasmis hoeki Western Indian Ocean and 1895
Octolasmis iloiloensis Western Central Pacific 1967
Octolasmis indubia Western Central Pacific 1961
Octolasmis lowei Circumglobal. 1852
Octolasmis mulleri Circumglobal.
Octolasmis neptuni Indo-West Pacific. 1869
Octolasmis nierstraszi Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Octolasmis orthogonia Tropical and subtropical 1851
Octolasmis scuticosta Northwest Pacific 1939
Octolasmis trigona Atlantic Ocean and Indo-W 1894
Octolasmis tydemanni Western Central Pacific 1907
Octolasmis uncus Western Central Pacific 1951
Octolasmis warwickii Indo-West Pacific. 1825
Octolasmis weberi Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Pagurolepas atlantica Western Atlantic Ocean. 1974
Pagurolepas elongata Western Atlantic Ocean. 1997
Pagurolepas utinomii Western Atlantic Ocean. 1997
Pagurolepas zhadani Western Atlantic Ocean. 1997
Poecilasma aurantia Eastern Central Atlantic 1851
Poecilasma crassa Eastern Central Atlantic 1848
Poecilasma inaequilaterale Western Atlantic 1907
Poecilasma kaempferi Circumglobal. 1851
Poecilasma obliqua Western Pacific. 1907
Temnaspis amygdalum Indo-Pacific. 1894
Temnaspis bathynomi Indo-West Pacific 1906
Temnaspis excavatum Indo-West Pacific. 1907
Temnaspis fissum Indo-Pacific. 1851
Temnaspis kilepoae Northwest Pacific 1968
Temnaspis lenticula Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Temnaspis lentis Indo-West Pacific. 1992
Temnaspis tridens Indo-West Pacific. 1894
Trilasmis eburnea Indo-West Pacific. 1844
Trilasmis excavatum Western Central Pacific 1907
Trilasmis tridens Western Central Pacific 1894



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