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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
and region Costa Rica (Central America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
193
509
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
298
668
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
89
295
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
83
273
608
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
51
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Costa Rica
3 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Costa Rica
5 Species
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra trispinosa Kemp, 1939
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus fragilis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882


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