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Checklist for Superfamily Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1298
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
303
1294
3134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
724
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
719
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
676
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
27
114
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
9
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antilles
2 Families width 24 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185216SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antilles
9 Genera with 24 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 188811SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Janicella Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Meningadora1SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18393SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18843SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
24 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra affinis (Faxon, 1896)⇒ Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra brevirostris (S. I. Smith, 1885)⇒ Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885)⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra rostrata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra stylorostratis Spence Bate, 1888
Ephyrina benedicti Smith, 1885
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Meningadora vesca Smith, 1886
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Meningodora vesca Smith, 1886
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus spinicauda (A. Milne-Edw..., 1883)⇒ Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Systellaspis affinis (Faxon, 1896)⇒ Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Antilles
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
5
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOplophoridae
Dana, 1852
Deepsea shrimps
4
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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