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Checklist for Superfamily Oplophoroidea Dana, 1852
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
232
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
229
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
209
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
2 Families width 3 Species
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Kemphyra Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Systellaspis Bate, 19862SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
3 Species
Kemphyra corallina A.Milne-Edwards, 1883
Systellaspis braueri Balss, 1914Quayle spinytail
Systellaspis eltanini Wasmer, 1986

Subnodes of Oplophoroidea with occurrences in Western Cape
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyOplophoridae
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