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Family: Calliostomatidae (See list of species below)

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33 species in Pacific, Western Central with fin ray counts including ? spines in dorsal and ? in anal fins (see list below)
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Calliostoma anseeuwi
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Calliostoma chinoi
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Calliostoma dedonderi
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Calliostoma emmanueli
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Calliostoma fragum
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Calliostoma guphili
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Calliostoma haliarchus
[Sea monarch top]
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Calliostoma houarti
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Calliostoma iris
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Calliostoma mariae
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Calliostoma multispinosum
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Calliostoma paucicostatum
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Calliostoma peregrinum
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Calliostoma philippei
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Calliostoma poppei
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Calliostoma sakashitai
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Calliostoma scobinatum
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Calliostoma simplex
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Calliostoma suduirauti
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Calliostoma swinneni
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Calliostoma takujii
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Calliostoma ticaonica
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Calliostoma ticaonicum
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Calliostoma tosaense
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Calliostoma toshiharuai
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Calliostoma trotini
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Calliostoma vicdani
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Calliostoma vilvensi
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Selastele pictum
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Thysanodonta boucheti
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Thysanodonta eucosmia
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Thysanodonta opima
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Ziziphinus polychromus
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33 Species of Family Calliostomatidae
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Sort by: Species Length
Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm)
Calliostoma anseeuwi Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma chinoi Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma dedonderi Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma emmanueli Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma fragum Indo-West Pacific
Calliostoma guphili Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma haliarchus Sea monarch top Western Pacific
Calliostoma houarti Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma iris Western Pacific 2 DL
Calliostoma mariae Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma multispinosum Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma paucicostatum Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma peregrinum Western Central Pacific.
Calliostoma philippei Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma poppei Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma sakashitai Western Pacific
Calliostoma scobinatum Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma simplex Western Pacific
Calliostoma suduirauti Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma swinneni Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma takujii Western Pacific
Calliostoma ticaonica Western Central Pacific 1.5 SHH
Calliostoma ticaonicum Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma tosaense Western Pacific
Calliostoma toshiharuai Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma trotini Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma vicdani Western Central Pacific
Calliostoma vilvensi Western Central Pacific
Selastele pictum Western Central Pacific.
Thysanodonta boucheti Western Central Pacific.
Thysanodonta eucosmia Western Central Pacific.
Thysanodonta opima Western Central Pacific.
Ziziphinus polychromus Western Central Pacific 2 SHH



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