Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Oplophoroidea for Lesser Antilles (Antilles)

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

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	115 257 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	115 257 382	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	78 198 303	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	78 198 303	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	71 182 278	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Caridea Dana, 1852 Caridean shrimps	16 39 71	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852	2 2 5	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Lesser Antilles
2 Families width 5 Species

Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852		3	Species	Taxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852	Deepsea shrimps	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Lesser Antilles
2 Genera with 5 Species

Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1881		3	Species	Taxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 1839		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Lesser Antilles
5 Species

Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881	Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891	Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Lesser Antilles

Family	Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852	1 3	Genus Species	Taxom
Family	Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 Deepsea shrimps	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Oplophoroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Oplophoroidea at itis.gov
Oplophoroidea at marinespecies.org