Erythrosquilla

Erythrosquilla
Paracoridon johrae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Suborder: Unipeltata
Superfamily: Erythrosquilloidea
Manning & Bruce, 1984 [2]
Family: Erythrosquillidae
Manning & Bruce, 1984 [2]
Genus: Erythrosquilla
Manning & Bruce, 1984 [1]
Species

Erythrosquilla hamano
Erythrosquilla megalops

Erythrosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp, placed in its own family (Erythrosquillidae) and superfamily (Erythrosquilloidea) comprising two species:

  • Erythrosquilla hamano Ahyong, 2001
  • Erythrosquilla megalops Manning & Bruce, 1984

The family is distinguished from other stomatopod families by the presence of a ridge on the mid-line of the telson.[3]

  1. ^ Raymond B. Manning & A. J. Bruce (1984). "Erythrosquilla megalops, a remarkable new stomatopod from the western Indian Ocean". Journal of Crustacean Biology. 4 (2): 329–332. doi:10.2307/1548030. JSTOR 1548030.
  2. ^ a b J. W. Martin & G. E. Davis (2001). An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea (PDF). Natural History Museum of Los Angeles County. pp. 1–132. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2013-05-12. Retrieved 2009-12-14.
  3. ^ Shane T. Ahyong (2001). Revision of the Australian Stomatopod Crustacea (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 26. pp. 1–326. ISBN 0-7347-2303-2.