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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
211
796
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
211
796
1994
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
114
548
1526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
112
541
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
499
1361
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
25
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Eryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
4
8
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPolychelidae
Wood-Mason, 1874
Blind lobsters
4
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Pacific Ocean
4 Genera with 8 Species
Eryonicus Faxon, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Willemoesia Grote, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Pacific Ocean
8 Species
Polycheles tanneri Faxon, 1893
Stereomastis evexa Galil, 2000
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis pacifica Faxon, 1893
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878
Willemoesia inornata Faxon, 1893
Willemoesia pacifica Sund, 1920California mountain maple


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