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Checklist for Suborder Gammaridea Latreille, 1802 (Gammarid amphipods)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
121
384
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
67
208
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
10
16
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
10 Families width 50 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18579SpeciesTaxom
Argissidae Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)10SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 185311SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19786SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
16 Genera with 50 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Argissa Boeck, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Atylus Leach, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 187710SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippa Boeck, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippella G. O. Sars, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18636SpeciesTaxom
Peltocoxa Catta, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeia Kröyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoe Göes, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 18536SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
50 Species
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca diadema Costa, 1853
Ampelisca gibba Sars, 1883
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Ampelisca typica Bate, 1856
Argissa hamatipes Norman, 1869
Atylus falcatus (Metzger, 1871)⇒ Nototropis falcatus Metzer, 1871
Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Atylus swammerdami Milne-Edwards, 1830Morrison's jewelflower
Atylus vedlomensis Bate & Westwood, 1862
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia gracilis Sars, 1891
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia nana Toulmond, 1966Ruby polygala
Bathyporeia norvegica (G.O.Sars, 1892)⇒ Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia pelagica Bate, 1857Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia pilosa Lindstrom, 1855Newberry's velvetmallow
Bathyporeia robertsoni (Bate, 1862)⇒ Bathyporeia sarsi Watkin, 1938
Bathyporeia sarsi Watkin, 1938
Bathyporeia tenuipes Meinert, 1877Puerto Rico yellowcress
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Guernea (Guernea) coalita Norman, 1868
Guernea (Prinassus) nordenskioldi Hansen, 1887
Guernea (Prinassus) reduncans J. L. Barnard, 1958
Haploops laevis Hoek, 1882
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Melphidippa goesi Stebbing, 1899
Melphidippa spinosa (Goës, 1866)⇒ Melphidippa goesi Stebbing, 1899
Melphidippella macra Norman, 1869
Nototropis falcatus Metzer, 1871
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Nototropis smitti Goës, 1866
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Nototropis swammerdami (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Atylus swammerdami Milne-Edwards, 1830
Nototropis vedlomensis (Bate & Westwood, 1863)⇒ Atylus vedlomensis Bate & Westwood, 1862
Peltocoxa marioni Catta, 1875
Peltocoxa mediterranea Schiecke, 1977
Pontoporeia femorata Krøyer, 1842
Syrrhoe crenulata Goës, 1866
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862
Urothoe brevicornis Bate, 1862
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857
Urothoe grimaldii Chevreux, 1895
Urothoe marina Bate, 1857
Urothoe poseidonis Reibisch, 1905Mt. Adams lupine
Urothoe pulchella Costa, 1853

Subnodes of Gammaridea with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyDexaminoidea
Leach, 1814
3
7
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMelphidippoidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPhoxocephaloidea
Sars, 1891
2
3
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStenothoidea
Boeck, 1871
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
3
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gammaridea at artfakta.se
Gammaridea at dyntaxa.se
Gammaridea at marinespecies.org