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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
28
146
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
10
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
6
38
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
6 Genera with 38 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188823SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Kemphyra Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18864SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18935SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
38 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra approxima (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra brachytelsonis (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra cristata (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Systellaspis cristata Faxon, 1893
Acanthephyra cucullata Faxon, 1893
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra edwardsii (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra faxoni Calman, 1939
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra media 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 quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra sica Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Ephyrina hoskynii Wood-Mason &..., 1891Arctic Skipper
Ephyrina ombango Crosnier & F..., 1973
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Hymenodora gracilis Smith, 1886
Kemphyra corallina A.Milne-Edwards, 1883
Meningodora longisulca Kikuchi, 1985
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus brevirostris (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus perlatus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Notostomus gibbosus 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