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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
101
221
336
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
68
169
261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
62
152
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
27
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sierra Leone
2 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18884SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sierra Leone
5 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acathitelsonis
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
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