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Checklist for Superfamily Chirostyloidea Ortmann, 1892
and region Central America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
283
1069
2864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
281
1067
2861
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
612
2065
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
606
2049
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
564
1914
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
15
76
334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
2
4
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central America
2 Families width 12 Species
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Kiwaidae Macpherson, ..., 2006Yeti crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 12 Species
Gastroptychus Caullery, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Kiwa Macpherson, ..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Ptychogaster A. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18808SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central America
12 Species
Gastroptychus affinis Chace, 1942
Gastroptychus spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Kiwa puravida Thurber, Jon..., 2011
Ptychogaster spinifer (A. Milne Edw..., 1880)⇒ Gastroptychus spinifer A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Uroptychus anacaena Baba & Lin, 2008
Uroptychus bellus Faxon, 1893
Uroptychus fenneri Baba & Wicksten, 2017
Uroptychus janiceae Baba & Wicksten, 2017
Uroptychus nitidus A. Milne Edw..., 1880
Uroptychus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Uroptychus pubescens Faxon, 1893
Uroptychus rugosus A. Milne Edw..., 1880

Subnodes of Chirostyloidea with occurrences in Central America
FamilyChirostylidae
Ortmann, 1892
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyKiwaidae
Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2006
yeti crabs, yeti lobsters
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Chirostyloidea at biodiversity.org.au
Chirostyloidea at itis.gov
Chirostyloidea at marinespecies.org