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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
59
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
10
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
5
19
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
5 Genera with 19 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188810SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
19 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
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 microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886
Meningodora marptocheles Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Notostomus distirus Chace, 1940
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus 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