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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
and region Ecuador (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
545
999
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
217
543
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
336
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
332
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
307
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
56
151
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 Ecuador
3 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18932SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ecuador
5 Species
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus westergreni (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881


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