- Nematocarcinoidea
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Nematocarcinoidea Rhynchocinetes durbanensis Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class: Malacostraca Order: Decapoda Infraorder: Caridea Superfamily: Nematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884Families - Eugonatonotidae
- Nematocarcinidae
- Rhynchocinetidae
Nematocarcinoidea is a superfamily of shrimp, comprising three families – Eugonatonotidae, Nematocarcinidae and Rhynchocinetidae.[1] They share the presence of strap-like epipods on at least the first three pairs of pereiopods, and a blunt molar process.[2] The family Xiphocarididae (containing the genus Xiphocaris) was formerly included.[3]
References
- ^ Sammy De Grave & Michael Türkay (2011). "Nematocarcinoidea". World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106713. Retrieved September 29, 2011.
- ^ Gary C. B. Poore (2004). "Superfamily Nematocarcinoidea Smith, 1884". Marine decapod Crustacea of Southern Australia: a Guide to Identification. CSIRO Publishing. pp. 115–122. ISBN 9780643069060. http://books.google.co.uk/books?id=TptuZCY3OU0C&pg=PT115.
- ^ Joel W. Martin & George E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 132. http://atiniui.nhm.org/pdfs/3839/3839.pdf.
External links
- Data related to Nematocarcinoidea at Wikispecies
- Media related to Nematocarcinoidea at Wikimedia Commons
Superfamilies in infraorder Caridea Kingdom Animalia · Phylum Arthropoda · Subphylum Crustacea · Class Malacostraca · Order Decapoda · Suborder Pleocyemata Procaridoidea · Galatheacaridoidea · Pasiphaeoidea · Oplophoroidea · Atyoidea · Bresilioidea · Nematocarcinoidea · Psalidopodoidea · Stylodactyloidea · Campylonotoidea · Palaemonoidea · Alpheoidea · Processoidea · Pandaloidea · Physetocaridoidea · CrangonoideaThis Decapoda article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.