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Checklist for Order Stomatopoda Latreille, 1817 (Mantis shrimp)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Hoplocarida
Calman, 1904
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Stomatopoda
Latreille, 1817
Mantis shrimp, Mantis shrimps, Stomatopods
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980Nannosquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Tetrasquillidae (Manning & Camp, 1993)Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parasquillidae Manning, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
11 Genera with 16 Species
Acanthosquilla Manning, 1963
0SpeciesTaxom
Allosquilla Manning, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Coronis Desmarest, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Faughnia Serène, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Harpiosquilla Holthuis, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Heterosquilla Manning, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Lysiosquilla Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lysiosquillina Manning, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Meiosquilla Manning, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Rissoides Manning & Le..., 19741SpeciesTaxom
Squilla Fabricius, 17588SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allosquilla africana Manning, 1970
Coronis scolopendra Latreille, 1828
Faughnia haani Holthuis, 1959
Harpiosquilla raphidea Fabricius, 1798
Heterosquilla africana (Manning, 1970)⇒ Allosquilla africana Manning, 1970
Lysiosquilla hoevenii Herklots, 1851
Lysiosquillina maculata Fabricius, 1793Striped mantis shrimp
Meiosquilla africana (Manning, 1974)⇒ Rissoides africanus Manning, 1974
Rissoides africanus Manning, 1974
Squilla aculeata Bigelow, 1893
Squilla aculeata calmani Holthuis, 1959
Squilla africana (Balss, 1910)⇒ Harpiosquilla raphidea Fabricius, 1798
Squilla cadenati Manning, 1970
Squilla chydaea Manning, 1962
Squilla empusa (Say, 1818)⇒ Faughnia haani Holthuis, 1959
Squilla maculata (Fabricius, 1793)⇒ Lysiosquillina maculata Fabricius, 1793
Squilla mantis Linnaeus, 1758Long Bodied Crab

Subnodes of Stomatopoda with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderUnipeltata
Latreille, 1825
5
11
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Stomatopoda at artfakta.se
Stomatopoda at biodiversity.org.au
Stomatopoda at dyntaxa.se
Stomatopoda at gbif.org
Stomatopoda at irmng.org
Stomatopoda at itis.gov
Stomatopoda at marinespecies.org