Haustoriidae
| Haustoriidae | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Gammaridea |
| Family: | Haustoriidae Stebbing, 1906 |
| Genera | |
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Haustoriidae is a family of amphipods. They are very distinctive stout-bodied burrowing animals.[1]
The following genera are included in the family:[2]
- Acanthohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
- Cunicus
- Eohaustorius J. L. Barnard, 1957
- Haustorius P. L. St. Muller, 1775
- Lepidactylus Say, 1818
- Neohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
- Parahaustorius Bousfield, 1971
- Protohaustorius Bonsfield, 1965
- Pseudohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
References
- ↑ J. D. FIsh & Susan Fish (1996). "Arthropods". A student's guide to the seashore (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 329–412. ISBN 978-0-521-46819-0.
- ↑ Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). J. Lowry, ed. "Haustoriidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved October 7, 2010.