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Checklist for Superfamily Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852
and region Sahara (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
31
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
6
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
2 Families width 14 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
6 Genera with 14 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 19395SpeciesTaxom
Ephyrina S. I. Smith, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Meningodora S. I. Smith, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Notostomus A. Milne Edw..., 18813SpeciesTaxom
Oplophorus H. Milne Edw..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 18843SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
14 Species
Acanthephyra acanthitelsonis Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Acanthephyra pelagica Risso, 1816
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Acanthephyra sexspinosa (Kemp, 1939)⇒ Acanthephyra kingsleyi Spence Bate, 1888
Ephyrina hoskynii Wood-Mason &..., 1891Arctic Skipper
Meningodora miccyla Chace, 1940
Notostomus auriculatus Barnard, 1950
Notostomus elegans A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Notostomus gibbosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Oplophorus spinosus Brullé, 1839
Systellaspis cristata Faxon, 1893Krygier spinytail
Systellaspis debilis A.Milne-Edwards, 1881
Systellaspis pellucida Filhol, 1884

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Sahara
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOplophoridae
Dana, 1852
Deepsea shrimps
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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