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Alexander Emanuel Agassiz
Alexander Emanuel Agassiz; Alexander Agassiz; Agassiz; A. Agassiz; A.Agassiz
* December 17, 1835 – March 27, 1910 †
engineer, naturalist, zoologist, biologist, university teacher, curator, ichthyologist
American zoologist and engineer (1835-1910)
Collected or identified specimens in the following Families:
Families Collected 698
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Nymphalidae
161
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Ellisellidae
129
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Cerithiidae
114
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Pieridae
106
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Plexauridae
92
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Embiotocidae
76
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Lycaenidae
64
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Pomacentridae
59
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Euphausiidae
51
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Muricidae
48
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Turritellidae
40
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Hesperiidae
39
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Cypraeidae
37
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Haemulidae
36
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Sebastidae
35
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Gorgoniidae
34
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Chrysogorgiidae
32
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Carangidae
32
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Serranidae
31
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Gobiidae
30
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Conidae
29
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Nereididae
28
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Fasciolariidae
27
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Mugilidae
26
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Porcellanidae
26
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Campanulariidae
24
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Primnoidae
23
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Isididae
23
- Productidae 23
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Holocentridae
23
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Blenniidae
23
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Cottidae
23
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Ocypodidae
23
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Xanthidae
23
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Volutidae
23
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Portunidae
23
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Mitridae
21
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Olividae
20
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Plethodontidae
19
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Asteriidae
19
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Buccinidae
19
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Polynoidae
18
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Terebellidae
18
- Fenestellidae 17
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Clupeidae
17
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Hexagrammidae
17
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Strombidae
17
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Batrachoididae
17
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Lutjanidae
16
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Holothuriidae
16
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Salamandridae
16
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Acanthogorgiidae
15
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Tetraodontidae
15
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Acanthuridae
15
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Faviidae
15
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Cancridae
15
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Ancillariidae
15
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Balistidae
14
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Labridae
14
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Chaetodontidae
14
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Diogenidae
14
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Idoteidae
14
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Potamididae
14
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Grapsidae
14
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Riodinidae
14
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Muraenidae
13
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Epialtidae
13
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Paguridae
13
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Varunidae
13
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Papilionidae
13
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Cidaridae
13
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Ophiacanthidae
12
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Apogonidae
12
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Marginellidae
12
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Pteriidae
12
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Cassidae
11
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Calyptraeidae
11
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Hemiramphidae
11
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Corvidae
10
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Penaeidae
10
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Paralichthyidae
10
- Sanguinolitidae 10
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Patellidae
10
- Ophiotrichidae 10
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Sciaenidae
10
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Balanidae
10
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Poaceae
9
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Asteraceae
9
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Lethrinidae
9
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Gerreidae
9
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Kyphosidae
9
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Labrisomidae
9
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Agamidae
9
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Neritidae
9
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Rajidae
9
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Columbellidae
9
- Charoniidae 9
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Hormathiidae
9
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Alcyoniidae
9
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Mopaliidae
9
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Cardiidae
9
- Batillariidae 9
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Noctuidae
8
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Nidaliidae
8
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Ophiuridae
8
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Kuhliidae
8
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Sabellidae
8
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Pleuronectidae
8
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Comasteridae
8
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Alpheidae
8
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Coenobitidae
8
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Milleporidae
8
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Veneridae
8
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Triakidae
8
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Atherinopsidae
8
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Salmonidae
8
- Euryalidae 7
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Fabaceae
7
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Polypodiaceae
7
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Icteridae
7
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Scorpaenidae
7
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Cancellariidae
7
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Engraulidae
7
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Trochidae
7
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Fistulariidae
7
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Leucosiidae
7
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Acroporidae
7
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Naticidae
7
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Ophiodermatidae
7
- Aporrhaidae 7
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Melongenidae
7
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Terebridae
7
- Pilumnidae 7
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Turridae
7
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Nephtheidae
7
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Hemieuryalidae
6
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Mullidae
6
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Bothidae
6
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Echinasteridae
6
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Mysidae
6
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Stichaeidae
6
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Chitonidae
6
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Maldanidae
6
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Eunicidae
6
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Phascolosomatidae
6
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Rhizangiidae
6
- Rostellariidae 6
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Callianassidae
6
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Cymothoidae
6
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Aplysinidae
6
- Pisaniidae 6
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Caprellidae
6
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Arcidae
6
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Branchiostomatidae
5
- Euphorbiaceae 5
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Malvaceae
5
- Trigonocidaridae 5
- Myalinidae 5
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Sergestidae
5
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Scaridae
5
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Syngnathidae
5
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Percidae
5
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Cirratulidae
5
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Centrarchidae
5
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Isocrinidae
5
- Stromatoporidae 5
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Syllidae
5
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Turbinellidae
5
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Gonodactylidae
5
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Squalidae
5
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Ligiidae
5
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Pomatiidae
5
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Bullidae
5
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Atherinidae
5
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Stichopodidae
5
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Ficidae
5
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Toxopneustidae
5
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Mytilidae
5
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Phyllodocidae
5
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Eudendriidae
5
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Haliotidae
5
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Membraniporidae
5
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Agariciidae
5
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Littorinidae
5
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Nassariidae
5
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Ostreidae
5
- Sesarmidae 5
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Calappidae
5
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Turbinidae
5
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Nephtyidae
5
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Acipenseridae
5
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Mellitidae
5
- Euzaphlegidae 4
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Luidiidae
4
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Cyperaceae
4
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Dennstaedtiaceae
4
- Keroeididae 4
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Clavulariidae
4
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Gorgonocephalidae
4
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Brissidae
4
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Rallidae
4
- Euomphalidae 4
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Terapontidae
4
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Pomacanthidae
4
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Rhopalonematidae
4
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Sabellariidae
4
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Poritidae
4
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Leporidae
4
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Gobiesocidae
4
- Hapalogastridae 4
- Hylidae 4
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Thiaridae
4
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Belonidae
4
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Scombridae
4
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Lumbrineridae
4
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Crangonidae
4
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Bougainvilliidae
4
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Ariidae
4
- Cucumariidae 4
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Porcellionidae
4
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Panopeidae
4
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Laridae
4
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Bothriembryontidae
4
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Corynidae
4
- Synaptidae 4
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Ophiolepididae
4
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Polynemidae
4
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Stromateidae
4
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Pollicipedidae
4
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Bursidae
4
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Tonnidae
4
- Erebidae 3
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Geometridae
3
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Amaranthaceae
3
- Bythocarididae 3
- Ophiotomidae 3
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Euplectellidae
3
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Scalpellidae
3
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Convolvulaceae
3
- Heliotropiaceae 3
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Verbenaceae
3
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Thelypteridaceae
3
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Lamiaceae
3
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Aspleniaceae
3
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Paramuriceidae
3
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Anthothelidae
3
- Munididae 3
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Epizoanthidae
3
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Scolopacidae
3
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Emberizidae
3
- Oncousoeciidae 3
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Gonostomatidae
3
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Siganidae
3
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Dactyloscopidae
3
- Zenarchopteridae 3
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Exocoetidae
3
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Echeneidae
3
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Eleotridae
3
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Ophichthidae
3
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Onuphidae
3
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Lampyridae
3
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Sciuridae
3
- Aphrocallistidae 3
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Amphinomidae
3
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Echinometridae
3
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Serpulidae
3
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Upogebiidae
3
- Tiaropsidae 3
- Tretodictyidae 3
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Iguanidae
3
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Lithodidae
3
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Monacanthidae
3
- Caudinidae 3
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Glyceridae
3
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Majidae
3
- Natricidae 3
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Costellariidae
3
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Planorbidae
3
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Ischyroceridae
3
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Sipunculidae
3
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Petromyzontidae
3
- Macrophthalmidae 3
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Scincidae
3
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Gecarcinidae
3
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Gadidae
3
- Seraphsidae 3
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Silphidae
3
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Cricetidae
3
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Vespertilionidae
3
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Olindiidae
3
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Fissurellidae
3
- Actinocrinitidae 3
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Tabanidae
3
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Chalinidae
3
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Tellinidae
3
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Ancorinidae
3
- Thoridae 3
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Cirolanidae
3
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Gasterosteidae
3
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Orbiniidae
3
- Cerionidae 3
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Thraupidae
3
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Metridiidae
3
- Ovalipidae 3
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Axinellidae
3
- Cryptoconidae 3
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Echinolampadidae
3
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Ophidiasteridae
3
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Saleniidae
3
- Mariametridae 3
- Sclerodactylidae 3
- Archasteridae 2
- Heliasteridae 2
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Echinidae
2
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Echinothuriidae
2
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Tethyidae
2
- Verrucidae 2
- Ophiomusaidae 2
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Actinostolidae
2
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Zygophyllaceae
2
- Davalliaceae 2
- Ehretiaceae 2
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Passifloraceae
2
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Pteridaceae
2
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Psilotaceae
2
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Anthoptilidae
2
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Oxalidaceae
2
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Pandalidae
2
- Ophiothamnidae 2
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Amphiuridae
2
- Nematocarcinidae 2
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Aspidodiadematidae
2
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Geodiidae
2
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Aequoreidae
2
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Turdidae
2
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Eirenidae
2
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Diadematidae
2
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Ophiactidae
2
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Odontophoridae
2
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Mastigiidae
2
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Recurvirostridae
2
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Hydrobatidae
2
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Picidae
2
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Menippidae
2
- Dictyoclostidae 2
- Echinoconchidae 2
- Platyceratidae 2
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Crocodylidae
2
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Amphisbaenidae
2
- Tornidae 2
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Macrouridae
2
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Zoarcidae
2
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Ophionereididae
2
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Scomberesocidae
2
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Alciopidae
2
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Chanidae
2
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Sphyraenidae
2
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Ostraciidae
2
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Anguillidae
2
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Tripterygiidae
2
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Ulmaridae
2
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Limacinidae
2
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Aegidae
2
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Cheloniidae
2
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Trochilidae
2
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Geoemydidae
2
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Spirulidae
2
- Temnopleuridae 2
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Myliobatidae
2
- Syringoporidae 2
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Glossiphoniidae
2
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Tenebrionidae
2
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Dorididae
2
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Cyprinidae
2
- Tornatinidae 2
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Palinuridae
2
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Formicidae
2
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Haminoeidae
2
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Chaetiliidae
2
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Siderastreidae
2
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Clypeasteridae
2
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Sigalionidae
2
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Limidae
2
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Procyonidae
2
- Ionidae 2
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Pentacrinitidae
2
- Oziidae 2
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Halichondriidae
2
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Sphaeromatidae
2
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Buthidae
2
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Cavoliniidae
2
- Cassidulidae 2
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Fundulidae
2
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Geryoniidae
2
- Cymatiidae 2
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Farreidae
2
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Mithracidae
2
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Dendrophylliidae
2
- Psolidae 2
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Liparidae
2
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Myidae
2
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Pristigasteridae
2
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Ischnochitonidae
2
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Beroidae
2
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Stylasteridae
2
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Actiniidae
2
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Lineidae
2
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Dactylocalycidae
2
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Helicidae
2
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Felidae
2
-
Ophiocomidae
2
- Spongiodermidae 2
- Pseudomonotidae 2
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Sepiidae
2
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Donacidae
2
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Pinnotheridae
2
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Laodiceidae
2
-
Suberitidae
2
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Octopodidae
2
-
Palaemonidae
2
-
Bufonidae
2
-
Pandeidae
2
-
Ranellidae
2
-
Palicidae
2
-
Sphaeriidae
2
-
Albulidae
2
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Carditidae
2
-
Parthenopidae
2
-
Cosmopterigidae
2
-
Teredinidae
2
-
Dromiidae
2
-
Odontaspididae
2
- Cladorhizidae 2
-
Limacidae
2
-
Cyclopteridae
2
- Dipsadidae 2
- Lysmatidae 2
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Emplectonematidae
2
-
Mactridae
2
-
Pseudosquillidae
2
-
Chimaeridae
2
-
Tubulariidae
2
- Hemiasteridae 2
- Parasaleniidae 1
-
Osteolepididae
1
-
Agalmatidae
1
-
Hesionidae
1
-
Libellulidae
1
-
Strongylocentrotidae
1
-
Capitellidae
1
-
Pleurobrachiidae
1
-
Caryophyllaceae
1
-
Portulacaceae
1
-
Solanaceae
1
- Ophiopyrgidae 1
-
Brassicaceae
1
-
Zoroasteridae
1
- Aviculopectinidae 1
- Chonetidae 1
- Omphalotrochidae 1
- Streptorhynchidae 1
-
Productellidae
1
- Spirigerellidae 1
- Trigonotretidae 1
- Rhynchonellidae 1
- Ophiocamacidae 1
-
Facelinidae
1
-
Hyalonematidae
1
-
Euretidae
1
-
Benthopectinidae
1
-
Pachastrellidae
1
-
Ataxophragmiidae
1
- Theneidae 1
-
Geryonidae
1
- Stylocordylidae 1
-
Vetulinidae
1
- Phymaraphiniidae 1
- Acanthephyridae 1
-
Sagartiidae
1
-
Pheronematidae
1
- Pleurobranchaeidae 1
-
Calliostomatidae
1
-
Acarnidae
1
- Raphitomidae 1
- Hamacanthidae 1
-
Tetillidae
1
-
Skeneidae
1
-
Goniasteridae
1
- Bathycrinidae 1
-
Raspailiidae
1
-
Pandanaceae
1
-
Iridaceae
1
-
Nephrolepidaceae
1
- Dichotomosiphonaceae 1
-
Goodeniaceae
1
-
Surianaceae
1
-
Plantaginaceae
1
-
Gleicheniaceae
1
-
Apocynaceae
1
-
Lycopodiaceae
1
- Amphianthidae 1
-
Plakinidae
1
-
Pennatulidae
1
- Ophioleucidae 1
-
Arbaciidae
1
- Urechinidae 1
-
Ophiomyxidae
1
- Ophioscolecidae 1
- Echinocyamidae 1
- Amphilimnidae 1
-
Polychelidae
1
-
Pocilloporidae
1
- Ophiosphalmidae 1
-
Phloeodictyidae
1
-
Cassiopeidae
1
-
Alcedinidae
1
- Echinarachniidae 1
-
Strigidae
1
-
Anatidae
1
-
Meandrinidae
1
-
Charadriidae
1
-
Talpidae
1
- Trichodactylidae 1
-
Pleurotomariidae
1
- Erisocrinidae 1
- Neritopsidae 1
- Subulitidae 1
- Bellerophontidae 1
- Bakevelliidae 1
-
Trionychidae
1
-
Pelomedusidae
1
-
Gavialidae
1
-
Viperidae
1
-
Elapidae
1
-
Gammaridae
1
- Capulidae 1
-
Gekkonidae
1
-
Myxinidae
1
-
Phycidae
1
-
Myctophidae
1
-
Nemichthyidae
1
-
Sepiolidae
1
-
Stomiidae
1
-
Nephropidae
1
-
Eurypharyngidae
1
- Scutellidae 1
-
Halopterididae
1
-
Pyramidellidae
1
-
Callionymidae
1
-
Synanceiidae
1
-
Nettastomatidae
1
-
Ambassidae
1
-
Flabelligeridae
1
-
Zanclidae
1
- Stegocephalidae 1
-
Nomeidae
1
-
Synodontidae
1
-
Euryleptidae
1
-
Caesionidae
1
-
Leiognathidae
1
- Munidopsidae 1
-
Bythitidae
1
- Eucopiidae 1
-
Tomopteridae
1
-
Acoetidae
1
-
Hirudinidae
1
-
Colubridae
1
-
Solemyidae
1
-
Yoldiidae
1
-
Catostomidae
1
-
Trapeziidae
1
- Cryptoplacidae 1
-
Pharidae
1
-
Lotidae
1
- Coelocrinidae 1
-
Priacanthidae
1
- Encrinidae 1
-
Lepadidae
1
-
Pectinidae
1
-
Spongiidae
1
-
Corbulidae
1
-
Pegasidae
1
-
Oreasteridae
1
-
Cerianthidae
1
-
Siliquariidae
1
-
Limoniidae
1
-
Lottiidae
1
- Hemisinidae 1
- Capsalidae 1
-
Stercorariidae
1
- Cepheidae 1
- Cryptopidae 1
- Nectonemidae 1
-
Cylichnidae
1
-
Chamidae
1
- Eratoidae 1
-
Staphylinidae
1
- Pennariidae 1
- Phialuciidae 1
-
Spiraxidae
1
-
Ascidiidae
1
- Dactylioceratidae 1
-
Margaritiferidae
1
-
Ariophantidae
1
-
Modulidae
1
-
Chiridotidae
1
-
Elopidae
1
-
Bombycillidae
1
-
Acanthasteridae
1
-
Sclerosomatidae
1
- Bdellouridae 1
-
Hippidae
1
-
Centropomidae
1
-
Archaeobalanidae
1
-
Sphyrnidae
1
-
Aethridae
1
-
Lucinidae
1
- Halysitidae 1
- Tubiporidae 1
-
Limnephilidae
1
-
Limulidae
1
-
Retusidae
1
-
Chirostylidae
1
-
Eriphiidae
1
-
Spondylidae
1
- Cheiragonidae 1
-
Arenicolidae
1
-
Hyalellidae
1
-
Solenidae
1
- Valenciniidae 1
- Oceaniidae 1
-
Halictidae
1
- Himerometridae 1
-
Dactylopteridae
1
-
Proteidae
1
- Percnidae 1
-
Sternopygidae
1
-
Carybdeidae
1
- Newtoniellidae 1
- Favositidae 1
-
Antennariidae
1
-
Dorvilleidae
1
-
Carcharhinidae
1
-
Phoxichilidiidae
1
-
Aeolidiidae
1
-
Osmeridae
1
-
Caryophylliidae
1
-
Lophiidae
1
- Bothriuridae 1
-
Pelagiidae
1
-
Lyonsiidae
1
-
Accipitridae
1
-
Aplysiidae
1
- Pennellidae 1
-
Hiatellidae
1
- Flustrellidridae 1
-
Torpedinidae
1
-
Pholidae
1
- Aulocystidae 1
- Glyptograpsidae 1
- Gasterocomidae 1
-
Pholadidae
1
-
Ommastrephidae
1
-
Bugulidae
1
-
Thorectidae
1
- Pachychilidae 1
- Nematistiidae 1
-
Loliginidae
1
-
Phyllodactylidae
1
-
Scolopocryptopidae
1
-
Hipponicidae
1
-
Carcinidae
1
- Euryplacidae 1
-
Caviidae
1
-
Xystodesmidae
1
-
Inachidae
1
-
Scyliorhinidae
1
-
Phyllostomidae
1
- Callichiridae 1
- Linuchidae 1
-
Dysideidae
1
- Dairidae 1
- Haliclystidae 1
- Carpiliidae 1
- Mitromorphidae 1
- Hubbardiidae 1
-
Muridae
1
-
Ephippidae
1
-
Diodontidae
1
- Paramphithoidae 1
-
Ranidae
1
-
Acteonidae
1
-
Antedonidae
1
- Acrosaleniidae 1
- Diplopodiidae 1
-
Poeciliidae
1
- Potamidae 1
- Pygaulidae 1
Families Identified 103
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Cidaridae
108
-
Echinometridae
56
-
Strongylocentrotidae
40
-
Echinothuriidae
36
- Trigonocidaridae 35
-
Arbaciidae
33
-
Diadematidae
31
-
Brissidae
24
-
Saleniidae
23
- Temnopleuridae 21
- Loveniidae 20
- Laganidae 20
-
Schizasteridae
19
-
Aspidodiadematidae
16
-
Clypeasteridae
14
- Urechinidae 13
-
Mellitidae
12
- Histocidaridae 12
-
Toxopneustidae
11
- Eupatagidae 11
- Maretiidae 11
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Emydidae
11
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Corvidae
10
- Pourtalesiidae 10
- Macropneustidae 9
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Spatangidae
9
- Ctenocidaridae 8
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Icteridae
7
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Campanulariidae
7
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Hyalellidae
7
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Faviidae
6
- Hemiasteridae 6
- Aeropsidae 5
- Echinarachniidae 5
- Prenasteridae 5
- Parasaleniidae 5
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Echinolampadidae
5
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Rallidae
4
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Dendrasteridae
3
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Scolopacidae
3
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Emberizidae
3
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Leporidae
3
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Turdidae
3
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Eirenidae
3
- Micropygidae 3
-
Luidiidae
2
- Ophiotrichidae 2
- Eurypatagidae 2
- Hyocrinidae 2
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Echinoneidae
2
- Parechinidae 2
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Sciuridae
2
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Odontophoridae
2
-
Mastigiidae
2
-
Recurvirostridae
2
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Hydrobatidae
2
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Cricetidae
2
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Vespertilionidae
2
-
Rhizangiidae
2
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Picidae
2
- Ophiomusaidae 2
- Glyptocidaridae 2
- Palaeostomatidae 2
- Scutellidae 2
- Phormosomatidae 2
- Pedinidae 2
-
Zoroasteridae
1
-
Ophiuridae
1
- Psolidae 1
- Ophiothamnidae 1
-
Echinidae
1
- Stomopneustidae 1
- Fibulariidae 1
- Echinocyamidae 1
-
Cassiopeidae
1
-
Alcedinidae
1
-
Asteriidae
1
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Strigidae
1
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Anatidae
1
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Epialtidae
1
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Aequoreidae
1
-
Meandrinidae
1
-
Charadriidae
1
-
Ulmaridae
1
-
Corynidae
1
- Tiaropsidae 1
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Pandeidae
1
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Olindiidae
1
-
Procyonidae
1
-
Ophiactidae
1
-
Talpidae
1
- Carnarechinidae 1
- Cassidulidae 1
-
Paguridae
1
-
Cheloniidae
1
- Conoclypidae 1
- Calometridae 1
- Rhabdocidaridae 1
- Paleopneustidae 1
-
Laodiceidae
1
- Palaeotropidae 1
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Acroporidae
1
- Plexechinidae 1