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Checklist for Family Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
258
1551
4996
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
127
696
2121
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
22
59
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Physocephalata
Bowman & Gruner, 1973
17
51
132
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Platysceloidea
Bate, 1862
6
27
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParascelidae
Bovallius, 1887
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
3 Genera with 6 Species
Parascelus Claus, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Schizoscelus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18792SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
6 Species
Parascelus edwardsi Claus, 1879
Parascelus similis (Stephensen, 1925)⇒ Thyropus similis Stephensen, 1925
Parascelus typhoides (Claus, 1879)⇒ Parascelus edwardsi Claus, 1879
Schizoscelus ornatus Claus, 1879
Thyropus similis Stephensen, 1925
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879


Links, sources and further information
Parascelidae at biodiversity.org.au
Parascelidae at gbif.org
Parascelidae at irmng.org
Parascelidae at itis.gov
Parascelidae at marinespecies.org