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Families:
45
Genera:
50
Species:
55 (species rank)
Total Taxa:
61 (including subsp. and var.)
APLYSIIDAE
Aplysia brasiliana
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Sooty Seahare
ARENICOLIDAE
Arenicola cristata
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Southern Lugworm
BATILLARIIDAE
Batillaria minima
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West Indian False Cerith
CALLIANASSIDAE
Neocallichirus rathbunae
Sergio guassutinga
CARDIIDAE
Dinocardium robustum
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Atlantic Giant Cockle
CHAETOPTERIDAE
Chaetopterus variopedatus
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Parchment Tube Worm
CIRRATULIDAE
Cirratulus grandis
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Orange Fringed Worm
CORBICULIDAE
Polymesoda caroliniana
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Carolina marsh clam
DIOGENIDAE
Clibanarius vittatus
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Striped Hermit Crab
Petrochirus diogenes
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Giant Hermit Crab
EUNICIDAE
Marphysa sanguinea
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Rockworm
FASCIOLARIIDAE
Fasciolaria lilium
Fasciolaria tulipa
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Tulip Snail
GLYCERIDAE
Glycera americana
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Blood Worm
HAUSTORIIDAE
Acanthohaustorius shoemakeri
Pseudohaustorius caroliniensis
HIATELLIDAE
Panopea bitruncata
KARKINORHYNCHIDAE
Lehardyia sp.
LIMULIDAE
Limulus polyphemus
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King Crab
LITTORINIDAE
Littorina irrorata
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Marsh Periwinkle
LUCINIDAE
Anodontia alba
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Buttercup Lucine
Phacoides pectinatus
LUIDIIDAE
Luidia clathrata
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Gray Sea Star
Luidia senegalensis
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Nine-armed Sea Star
LYSIOSQUILLIDAE
Lysiosquilla sp.
Lysiosquilla scabricauda
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Spring-tailed Mantis Shrimp
MARGINELLIDAE
Prunum apicinum
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Common Atlantic Marginella
MURICIDAE
Chicoreus brevifrons
MYTILIDAE
Geukensia demissa
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Ribbed Horsemussel
NANNOSQUILLIDAE
Coronis excavatrix
NASSARIIDAE
Ilyanassa obsoleta
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Eastern mudsnail
NATICIDAE
Polinices duplicatus
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Shark Eye
NEREIDIDAE
Neanthes succinea
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Ragworm
Nereis succinea
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Clam Worm
NOTARCHIDAE
Bursatella leachii
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Ragged Sea Hare
OCYPODIDAE
Uca minax
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Redjointed Fiddler
Uca pugilator
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Atlantic Sand Fiddler
Uca pugnax
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Atlantic Marsh Fiddler
Uca rapax
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Mudflat Fiddler
Uca thayeri
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Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler
ONUPHIDAE
Diopatra cuprea
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Plumed Worm
ORBINIIDAE
Scoloplos fragilis
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Polychaete worm
PALAEMONIDAE
Palaemonetes sp.
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Grass shrimp
PECTINARIIDAE
Pectinaria gouldii
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Trumpet Worm
PENAEIDAE
Penaeus sp.
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Shrimps
PHOLADIDAE
Cyrtopleura costata
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Angelwing Clam
PINNOTHERIDAE
Pinnixa chaetopterana
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Tube Pea Crab
PORTUNIDAE
Callinectes ornatus
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Ornate Blue Crab
Callinectes sapidus
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Blue Crab
Callinectes similis
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Lesser Blue Crab
POTAMIDIDAE
Cerithidea sp.
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Hornsnails
SESARMIDAE
Sesarma sp.
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Marsh crabs
SOLECURTIDAE
Tagelus plebeius
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Stout Tagelus
STROMBIDAE
Strombus gigas
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Queen Conch
TELLINIDAE
Macoma brevifrons
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Short Macoma
Macoma tenta
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Elongate Macoma
THAUMASTODERMATIDAE
Tetranchyroderma bunti
UPOGEBIIDAE
Upogebia affinis
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Coastal Mud Shrimp
VENERIDAE
Mercenaria campechiensis
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Southern Hard Clam
Mercenaria mercenaria
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Littleneck