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Checklist for Superfamily Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
65
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
5
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
2 Families width 12 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
5 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18372SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18843SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
12 Species
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra curtirostris Wood-Mason &..., 1891Peaked shrimp
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939
Acanthephyra smithi Kemp, 1939
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Systellaspis curvispina Crosnier, 1987
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOplophoridae
Dana, 1852
Deepsea shrimps
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom



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