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Checklist for Family Platyscelidae Bate, 1862
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
175
638
1349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
77
242
464
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
15
40
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Physocephalata
Bowman & Gruner, 1973
13
35
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Platysceloidea
Bate, 1862
6
22
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatyscelidae
Bate, 1862
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
5 Genera with 10 Species
Amphithyrus Claus, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Hemityphis Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paratyphis Claus, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
10 Species
Amphithyrus bispinosus Claus, 1879
Amphithyrus glaber Spandl, 1924
Amphithyrus sculpturatus Claus, 1879
Amphithyrus similis Claus, 1879
Hemityphis tenuimanus Claus, 1879
Paratyphis parvus Claus, 1887
Platyscelus crustulatus Claus, 1879
Platyscelus ovoides Risso, 1816
Platyscelus serratulus Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879


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