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Checklist for Suborder Gammaridea Latreille, 1802 (Gammarid amphipods)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
84
196
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
35
73
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
6 Families width 7 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Argissidae Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
7 Genera with 7 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Argissa Boeck, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Garosyrrhoe J. L. Barnard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Gibberosus Thomas and J..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Hornellia Walker, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Metatiron Rabindranath, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
7 Species
Ampelisca bicarinata Goeke & Heard, 1983
Ampelisca cristata Holmes, 1908Nettles
Argissa hamatipes Norman, 1869
Garosyrrhoe bigarra J.L. Barnard, 1962
Gibberosus myersi McKinney, 1980
Hornellia (Metaceradocus) tequestae Thomas & J. ..., 1986
Metatiron triocellatus Goeke, 1982

Subnodes of Gammaridea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
SuperfamilyDexaminoidea
Leach, 1814
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMelphidippoidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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