Nephropsis
| Nephropsis | |
|---|---|
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| Nephropsis rosea | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Family: | Nephropidae |
| Genus: | Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1872 |
| Type species | |
| Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872 | |
Nephropsis is a genus of lobsters containing 15 extant species:[1]
- Nephropsis acanthura Macpherson, 1990
- Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881
- Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
- Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882
- Nephropsis carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1885
- Nephropsis ensirostris Alcock, 1901
- Nephropsis holthuisii Macpherson, 1993
- Nephropsis malhaensis Borradaile, 1910
- Nephropsis neglecta Holthuis, 1974
- Nephropsis occidentalis Faxon, 1893
- Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888
- Nephropsis serrata Macpherson, 1993
- Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872
- Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888
- Nephropsis sulcata Macpherson, 1990
One further fossil species has also been described.[2]
References
- ↑ Tin-Yam Chan & Michael Türkey (2012). "Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 1872". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 13, 2012.
- ↑ Sammy De Grave, N. Dean Pentcheff, Shane T. Ahyong et al. (2009). "A classification of living and fossil genera of decapod crustaceans". Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. Suppl. 21: 1–109.
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