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Family: Childiidae



(See list of species below)


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34 species (see list below)
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Actinoposthia beklemischevi
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Actinoposthia biaculeata
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Actinoposthia caudata
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Actinoposthia haplovata
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Actinoposthia longa
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Actinoposthia pigmentea
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Atriofronta polyvacuola
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Childia brachyposthium
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Childia groenlandica
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Childia macroposthium
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Childia vivipara
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Microposthia listensis
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Paraphanostoma crassum
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Paraphanostoma cycloposthium
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Paraphanostoma dubium
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Paraphanostoma gracilis
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Paraphanostoma submaculatum
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Paraphanostoma trianguliferum
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Paraproporus diovatus
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Paraproporus elegans
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Paraproporus lutheri
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Paraproporus pachymorpha
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Paraproporus rubescens
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Paraproporus saliens
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Philactinoposthia adenogonaria
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Philactinoposthia diploposthia
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Philactinoposthia helgolandica
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Philactinoposthia pusilla
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Philactinoposthia rhammifera
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Philactinoposthia saliens
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Philactinoposthia viridis
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Philactinoposthia viridorhabditis
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Proactinoposthia pelophila
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Tetraposthia colymbetes
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Actinoposthia beklemischevi Northeast Atlantic 1965
Actinoposthia biaculeata Northeast Atlantic 1974
Actinoposthia caudata Northeast Atlantic 1936
Actinoposthia haplovata Northeast Atlantic 1968
Actinoposthia longa Northeast Atlantic 1976
Actinoposthia pigmentea Northeast Atlantic 1976
Atriofronta polyvacuola Northeast Atlantic 1968
Childia brachyposthium Northeast Atlantic. 1942
Childia groenlandica Northern Atlantic and Eas 1879
Childia macroposthium Northeast Atlantic and th 1931
Childia vivipara Northeast Atlantic 0.2 TL 2006
Microposthia listensis Northeast Atlantic 1974
Paraphanostoma crassum Northeast Atlantic and th 1942
Paraphanostoma cycloposthium Northeast Atlantic and th 1942
Paraphanostoma dubium Northeast Atlantic and th 1942
Paraphanostoma gracilis Northeast Atlantic. 1945
Paraphanostoma submaculatum Northeast Atlantic and th 1942
Paraphanostoma trianguliferum Northeast Atlantic; Medit 1942
Paraproporus diovatus Northeast Atlantic 1968
Paraproporus elegans Northeast Atlantic 1936
Paraproporus lutheri Northeast Atlantic. 1940
Paraproporus pachymorpha Northeast Atlantic 1968
Paraproporus rubescens Northeast Atlantic 1945
Paraproporus saliens Northeast Atlantic and th 1882
Philactinoposthia adenogonaria Northeast Atlantic 1968
Philactinoposthia diploposthia Northeast Atlantic 1968
Philactinoposthia helgolandica Northeast Atlantic 1968
Philactinoposthia pusilla Northeast Atlantic 1946
Philactinoposthia rhammifera Northeast Atlantic 1882
Philactinoposthia saliens Northeast Atlantic 1882
Philactinoposthia viridis Northeast Atlantic 1968
Philactinoposthia viridorhabditis Northeast Atlantic 1968
Proactinoposthia pelophila Northeast Atlantic 1968
Tetraposthia colymbetes Northern Atlantic and the 1936



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