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Family: Capulidae (See list of species below)

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

Ariadnaria borealis [Boreal hairysnail]	No picture found Ariadnaria densecostata []	No picture found Capulus compressus []
No picture found Capulus dilatatus []	No picture found Capulus incurvus [Incurved capsnail]	No picture found Capulus japonicus []
No picture found Capulus kawamurai []	No picture found Capulus otohimeae []	No picture found Capulus spondylicola []
Capulus subcompressus []	No picture found Capulus tosaensis []	No picture found Capulus ungaricoides []
Capulus ungaricus [Common cap shell]	No picture found Hyalorisia galea []	No picture found Latticosta guidopoppei []
No picture found Latticosta tagaroae []	No picture found Neoiphinoe arctica []	No picture found Neoiphinoe coronata [Crowned hairysnail]
No picture found Neoiphinoe echinata []	No picture found Neoiphinoe kroeyeri [Kroyer's hairysnail]	No picture found Phalium bisulcatum [Japanese bonnet]
No picture found Torellia antarctica []	No picture found Torellia cornea []	No picture found Torellia delicata [Veiled hairysnail]
No picture found Torellia loyaute []	Torellia mirabilis []	No picture found Torellia planispira []
No picture found Torellia smithi []	No picture found Trichosirius omnimarium []	Trichotropis bicarinata [Two-keel hairysnail]
No picture found Trichotropis cancellata [Cancellate hairysnail]	No picture found Trichotropis conica []	No picture found Trichotropis flavida []
No picture found Trichotropis inflata []	No picture found Trichotropis insignis [Gray hairysnail]	No picture found Trichotropis townsendi []
No picture found Trichotropis turrita []	No picture found Verticosta ariane []	No picture found Verticosta bellefontainae []
No picture found Verticosta biangulata []	No picture found Verticosta bicarinata []	No picture found Verticosta castelli []
No picture found Verticosta cheni []	No picture found Verticosta feejee []	No picture found Verticosta filipinos []
No picture found Verticosta iris []	No picture found Verticosta kanak []	No picture found Verticosta lapita []
No picture found Verticosta lemurella []	No picture found Verticosta lilii []	No picture found Verticosta madagascarensis []
No picture found Verticosta migrans [Wandering hairysnail]	No picture found Verticosta milleinsularum []	No picture found Verticosta plexa []
No picture found Verticosta pyramis []	No picture found Verticosta quadricarinata []	No picture found Verticosta reunionnaise []
No picture found Verticosta rurutuana []	No picture found Verticosta sinusvellae []	No picture found Verticosta terrassesae []
No picture found Verticosta tricarinata []	No picture found Verticosta uvea []	No picture found Verticosta vanuatuensis []

63 Species of Family Capulidae
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Sort by: Species Length

Scientific Name	English Name	Distribution	Max. Length (cm)
Ariadnaria borealis	Boreal hairysnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific	2.2 DL
Ariadnaria densecostata		Arctic
Capulus compressus		Southeast Pacific and Sou	1.28 DL
Capulus dilatatus		Western Central Pacific
Capulus incurvus	Incurved capsnail	Western Central Atlantic
Capulus japonicus		Western Central Pacific
Capulus kawamurai		Western Central Pacific
Capulus otohimeae		Western Central Pacific
Capulus spondylicola		Western Central Pacific
Capulus subcompressus		Antarctic	0.66 DL
Capulus tosaensis		Western Central Pacific
Capulus ungaricoides		Southeast Pacific and Sou	3.5 DL
Capulus ungaricus	Common cap shell	Atlantic Ocean and the Me	5 DL
Hyalorisia galea		Western Central Atlantic.	1.85 DL
Latticosta guidopoppei		Western Pacific.	1.06 SHL
Latticosta tagaroae		Central Pacific	0.82 SHL
Neoiphinoe arctica		Arctic, Northern Pacific
Neoiphinoe coronata	Crowned hairysnail	Arctic and Northeast Paci
Neoiphinoe echinata		Arctic
Neoiphinoe kroeyeri	Kroyer's hairysnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific
Phalium bisulcatum	Japanese bonnet	Western Pacific
Torellia antarctica		Antarctic, Western Atlant	0.46 DL
Torellia cornea		Western Atlantic and Indo	1.94 DL
Torellia delicata	Veiled hairysnail	Northern Atlantic and the	1.7 TL
Torellia loyaute		Western Central Pacific	1.183 SHH
Torellia mirabilis		Antarctic.	4.2 DL
Torellia planispira		Western Atlantic and Indo	1.5 DL
Torellia smithi		Antarctic Atlantic	2.8 DL
Trichosirius omnimarium		Pacific Ocean.	0.555 SHL
Trichotropis bicarinata	Two-keel hairysnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific	3.7 DL
Trichotropis cancellata	Cancellate hairysnail	Northeast Pacific and the	3 SHH
Trichotropis conica		Arctic and Northern Atlan	1.76 DL
Trichotropis flavida		Western Central Pacific
Trichotropis inflata		Atlantic Ocean.	0.6 DL
Trichotropis insignis	Gray hairysnail	Arctic, Northern Pacific	2.5 DL
Trichotropis townsendi		Western Central Pacific
Trichotropis turrita		Western Central Pacific a	0.3 DL
Verticosta ariane		Southwest Atlantic	0.588 SHL
Verticosta bellefontainae		Western Central Atlantic	0.699 SHL
Verticosta biangulata		Pacific Ocean	0.767 SHL
Verticosta bicarinata		Western Central Pacific	0.712 SHL
Verticosta castelli		Western Central Pacific	0.79 SHH
Verticosta cheni		Western Central Pacific	0.624 SHL
Verticosta feejee		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta filipinos		Western Central Pacific	1.381 SHL
Verticosta iris		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta kanak		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta lapita		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta lemurella		Western Indian Ocean
Verticosta lilii		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta madagascarensis		Western Indian Ocean
Verticosta migrans	Wandering hairysnail	Western Atlantic.	1 DL
Verticosta milleinsularum		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta plexa		Indo-Pacific.	1.019 SHL
Verticosta pyramis		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta quadricarinata		Western Central Pacific	0.82 SHL
Verticosta reunionnaise		Western Indian Ocean
Verticosta rurutuana		Eastern Central Pacific	0.323 SHL
Verticosta sinusvellae		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta terrassesae		Western Central Pacific	0.573 SHL
Verticosta tricarinata		Central Pacific.	1.16 SHL
Verticosta uvea		Western Central Pacific
Verticosta vanuatuensis		Western Central Pacific

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