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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
602
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
221
601
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
99
305
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
98
297
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
267
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
73
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
8
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
5
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Macaronesia
5 Genera with 23 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188812SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18813SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
23 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximea (Smith, 1884)⇒ Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Acanthephyra prionota Foxton, 1971
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
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
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus auriculatus Barnard, 1950
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