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Checklist for Family Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
82
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
2
4
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyChirostylidae
Ortmann, 1892
3
13
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
3 Genera with 13 Species
Chirostylus Ortmann, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 199213SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
13 Species
Uroptychus acostalis Baba, 1988
Uroptychus babai Ahyong & Poore, 2004
Uroptychus bicavus Baba & de Sa..., 1992
Uroptychus edisonicus Baba & Williams, 1998
Uroptychus empheres Ahyong & Poore, 2004
Uroptychus gracilimanus Henderson, 1885
Uroptychus litosus Ahyong & Poore, 2004
Uroptychus nanophyes McArdle, 1901
Uroptychus nigricapillis Alcock, 1901
Uroptychus sarahae Baba, 2018
Uroptychus scambus Benedict, 1902
Uroptychus soyomaruae Baba, 1981
Uroptychus thermalis Baba & de Sa..., 1992


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