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Checklist for Family Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
43
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChirostylidae
Ortmann, 1892
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mozambique
2 Genera with 6 Species
Chirostylus Ortmann, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18854SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
6 Species
Chirostylus dolichopus Ortmann, 1892Deep Sea Squat Lobster
Chirostylus micheleae Tirmizi & Khan, 1979
Uroptychus dentatus Balss, 1913
Uroptychus longioculus Baba, 1990
Uroptychus nigricapillis Alcock, 1901
Uroptychus tridentatus Henderson, 1885


Links, sources and further information
Chirostylidae at biodiversity.org.au
Chirostylidae at gbif.org
Chirostylidae at irmng.org
Chirostylidae at itis.gov
Chirostylidae at marinespecies.org