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Checklist for Family Nephropidae Dana, 1852 (Clawed Lobster)
and region Indian Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
264
991
2154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
262
988
2151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
129
622
1527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
126
616
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
574
1372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
4
10
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
6
20
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNephropidae
Dana, 1852
Clawed Lobster, Clawed lobsters, Lobster, Lobsters
6
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Indian Ocean
6 Genera with 20 Species
Acanthacaris Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19916SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18887SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastochelopsis Bruce, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Thymopides Burukovsky &..., 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Indian Ocean
20 Species
Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888Prickly deep-sea lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892Andaman lobster
Metanephrops boschmai Holthuis, 1964Bight Lobster
Metanephrops mozambicus Macpherson, 1990African lobster
Metanephrops sibogae De Man, 1916Melville Island Scampi
Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888Red-banded lobster
Metanephrops velutinus Chan & Yu, 1991Andaman Scampi
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1885Ridge-back lobsterette
Nephropsis ensirostris Alcock, 1901Gladiator lobsterette
Nephropsis malhaensis Borradaile, 1910Saya de Malha lobsterette
Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872Indian Ocean Lobsterette
Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888Red And White Lobsterette
Thaumastocheles dochmiodon Chan & Saint..., 1999
Thaumastocheles japonicus Calman, 1913Pacific pincer lobster
Thaumastocheles zaleucus Thomson, 1873Atlantic deep-sea lobster
Thaumastochelopsis brucei Ahyong, Chu ..., 2007
Thaumastochelopsis wardi Bruce, 1988Australian pincer lobster
Thymopides grobovi Burukovsky &..., 1976Bellator lobster

Subnodes of Nephropidae with occurrences in Indian Ocean
SubfamilyNeophoberinae
Glaessner, 1969
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyNephropinae
Dana, 1852
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThymopinae
Holthuis, 1974
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nephropidae at artfakta.se
Nephropidae at biodiversity.org.au
Nephropidae at dyntaxa.se
Nephropidae at gbif.org
Nephropidae at irmng.org
Nephropidae at itis.gov
Nephropidae at marinespecies.org