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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
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
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
31
132
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
10
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
6
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
6 Genera with 33 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188814SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Heterogenys Chace, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18869SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
33 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra affinis (Faxon, 1896)⇒ Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra rostrata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Ephyrina bifida Stephensen, 1923Water toothleaf
Ephyrina hoskynii Wood-Mason &..., 1891Arctic Skipper
Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886
Meningodora marptocheles Chace, 1940
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus atlanticus (Lenz & Strunck, 1914)⇒ Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus marptocheles (Chace, 1940)⇒ Meningodora marptocheles Chace, 1940
Notostomus miccylus (Chace, 1940)⇒ Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Notostomus mollis
Notostomus perlatus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus robustus Smith, 1884
Notostomus vescus (Smith, 1886)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886


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