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Checklist for Superfamily Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
25
168
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
7
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Papua New Guinea
2 Families width 18 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Papua New Guinea
7 Genera with 18 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19167SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Janicella Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18844SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
18 Species
Acanthephyra acutifrons Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra armata A. Milne-Edw..., 1881Brilliant Red Carid
Acanthephyra carinata Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra cucullata Faxon, 1893
Acanthephyra eximia Smith, 1884
Acanthephyra quadrispinosa Kemp, 1939
Acanthephyra sibogae De Man, 1916
Ephyrina figueirai Crosnier and..., 1973
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Janicella spinicauda A. Milne-Edw..., 1883
Meningodora mollis Smith, 1882
Oplophorus gracilirostris A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Oplophorus typus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Systellaspis cristata Faxon, 1893Krygier spinytail
Systellaspis curvispina Crosnier, 1987
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOplophoridae
Dana, 1852
Deepsea shrimps
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



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