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Checklist for Family Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874 (Blind lobsters)
and region Canada (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
311
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
301
706
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
275
655
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
4
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
3 Genera with 6 Species
Pentacheles Bate, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
6 Species
Pentacheles debilis (Smith, 1884)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884


Links, sources and further information
Polychelidae at biodiversity.org.au
Polychelidae at gbif.org
Polychelidae at irmng.org
Polychelidae at itis.gov
Polychelidae at marinespecies.org