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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
205
595
1110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
204
594
1109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
312
633
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
311
631
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
279
556
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
49
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
5
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Venezuela
5 Genera with 15 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18863SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18883SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Venezuela
15 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
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
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus perlatus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ 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