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Checklist for Superfamily Eryonoidea De Haan, 1841
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
38
139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
6
21
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters21SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
6 Genera with 21 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eryonicus Faxon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 186212SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19177SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 18732SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
21 Species and 3 Subspecies
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles demani (Stebbing, 1917)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles granulatus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles hextii (Alcock, 1894)⇒ Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles perarmatus Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles surdus (Galil, 2000)⇒ Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles typhlops perarmatus Holthuis, 1952
Polycheles typhlops typhlops Heller, 1862
Stereomastis helleri Bate, 1878
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis sculpta sculpta Smith, 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878
Stereomastis surda Galil, 2000
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Willemoesia forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Willemoesia leptodactyla Thomson, 1873

Subnodes of Eryonoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
6
21
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eryonoidea at marinespecies.org