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Checklist for Superfamily Chirostyloidea Ortmann, 1892
and region Tropical Eastern Pacific (Northeast Pacific)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
340
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
337
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
305
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
17
87
339
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Chirostyloidea
Ortmann, 1892
4
6
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tropical Eastern Pacific
4 Families width 19 Species
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 189211SpeciesTaxom
Kiwaidae Macpherson, ..., 2006Yeti crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 20185SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tropical Eastern Pacific
6 Genera with 19 Species
Eumunida Smith, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Gastroptychus Caullery, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Heteroptychus Baba, 20192SpeciesTaxom
Kiwa Macpherson, ..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylus Baba, Ahyong..., 19685SpeciesTaxom
Uroptychus Henderson, 18936SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tropical Eastern Pacific
19 Species
Eumunida subsolanus Baba & Wicksten, 2019
Gastroptychus cavimurus Baba, 1977
Gastroptychus defensus Benedict, 1902
Gastroptychus milneedwardsi Henderson, 1885
Heteroptychus galapagos Baba & Wicksten, 2019
Heteroptychus nautilus Baba & Wicksten, 2019
Kiwa hirsuta E. Macpherso..., 2005Yeti crab
Kiwa puravida Thurber, Jon..., 2011
Sternostylus cavimurus Baba, 1977
Sternostylus defensus Benedict, 1902
Sternostylus iaspis Baba & Haig, 1990
Sternostylus milneedwardsi Henderson, 1885
Sternostylus perarmatus Haig, 1968
Uroptychus bellus Faxon, 1893
Uroptychus compressus Baba & Wicksten, 2019
Uroptychus granulatus Benedict, 1902
Uroptychus occidentalis Faxon, 1893
Uroptychus parvulus Henderson, 1885
Uroptychus pubescens Faxon, 1893

Subnodes of Chirostyloidea with occurrences in Tropical Eastern Pacific
FamilyChirostylidae
Ortmann, 1892
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyEumunididae
A. Milne Edwards & Bouvier, 1900
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyKiwaidae
Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2006
yeti crabs, yeti lobsters
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySternostylidae
Baba Ahyong & Schnabel, 2018
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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