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Checklist for Family Squillidae Latreille, 1802 (Squillid mantis shrimps)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Hoplocarida
Calman, 1904
8
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Stomatopoda
Latreille, 1817
Mantis shrimp, Mantis shrimps, Stomatopods
8
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Unipeltata
Latreille, 1825
8
18
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Squilloidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilySquillidae
Latreille, 1802
Squillid mantis shrimps
4
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 4 Species
Alima Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Miyakella Ahyong & Low, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Oratosquilla Manning, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Squilla Fabricius, 18282SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
4 Species
Alima spinigera
Miyakella nepa Latreille, 1828
Squilla mantis Linnaeus, 1758Long Bodied Crab
Squilla nepa (Latreille, 1828)⇒ Miyakella nepa Latreille, 1828


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