Nephropidae
Also known as: Astici e scampi, Clawed Lobster, Clawed Lobsters, Homards et Langoustines, Hummer, Hummerartige, Lobster, Lobsters
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Decapoda |
| Family | Nephropidae |
| Published in | Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. <em>Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 6: 10-28. |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 24 |
| Species records held | 170 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 258 |
| GBIF key | 4523 |
Genera in Nephropidae
- Hoploparia — 72 species: Hoploparia albertaensis, Hoploparia anomala, Hoploparia antarctica, Hoploparia arbei, Hoploparia aspera, Hoploparia bearpawensis, Hoploparia benedeni, Hoploparia bennetti
- Metanephrops — 22 species: Metanephrops andamanicus, Metanephrops arafurensis, Metanephrops armatus, Metanephrops australiensis, Metanephrops binghami, Metanephrops boschmai, Metanephrops challengeri, Metanephrops formosanus
- Nephropsis — 21 species: Nephropsis acanthura, Nephropsis aculeata, Nephropsis agassizii, Nephropsis atlantica, Nephropsis carpenteri, Nephropsis ensirostris, Nephropsis grandis, Nephropsis holthuisi
- Nephrops — 8 species: Nephrops aequus, Nephrops americanus, Nephrops costatus, Nephrops kvistgaardae, Nephrops maoensis, Nephrops naoensis, Nephrops norvegicus, Nephrops reedi
- Oncopareia — 8 species: Oncopareia belgicus, Oncopareia bredai, Oncopareia cookei, Oncopareia cultellus, Oncopareia dentatus, Oncopareia klintebjergensis, Oncopareia numcki, Oncopareia pectiniformis
- Paraclythia — 6 species: Paraclythia boetticheri, Paraclythia cernavoda, Paraclythia nephropica, Paraclythia valashensis, Paraclythia valashtensis, Paraclythia westfalica
- Thaumastocheles — 5 species: Thaumastocheles bipristis, Thaumastocheles dochmiodon, Thaumastocheles japonicus, Thaumastocheles massonktenos, Thaumastocheles zaleucus
- Eunephrops — 4 species: Eunephrops bairdii, Eunephrops cadenasi, Eunephrops luckhursti, Eunephrops manningi
- Dinochelus — 3 species: Dinochelus ausubeli, Dinochelus radwanskii, Dinochelus steeplensis
- Palaeohomarus — 3 species: Palaeohomarus collignoni, Palaeohomarus hemprichi, Palaeohomarus pacificus
- Acanthacaris — 2 species: Acanthacaris caeca, Acanthacaris tenuimana
- Thaumastochelopsis — 2 species: Thaumastochelopsis brucei, Thaumastochelopsis wardi
- Thymopides — 2 species: Thymopides grobovi, Thymopides laurentae
- Thymops — 2 species: Thymops birsteini, Thymops takedai
- Cardirhynchus — 1 species: Cardirhynchus spinosus
- Eoacanthacaris — 1 species: Eoacanthacaris tethysianus
- Homarinus — 1 species: Homarinus capensis
- Jagtia — 1 species: Jagtia kunradensis
- Metahomarus — 1 species: Metahomarus reidi
- Nephropides — 1 species: Nephropides caribaeus
- Notahomarus — 1 species: Notahomarus hakelensis
- Palaeonephrops — 1 species: Palaeonephrops browni
- Pseudohomarus — 1 species: Pseudohomarus umsinenensis
- Thymopsis — 1 species: Thymopsis nilenta
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.