Cheluridae
Cheluridae is a family of amphipods.[1] It is the only family classified under the superfamily Cheluroidea.
| Cheluridae | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Infraorder: | Corophiida |
| Superfamily: | Cheluroidea |
| Family: | Cheluridae Allman, 1847 |
| Genera | |
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At least three genera are included:[2]
- Chelura Phillippi, 1839
- Nippochelura Barnard, 1959
- Tropichelura Barnard, 1959
References
- J. Laurens Barnard (1973). "Revision of Corophiidae and related families (Amphipoda)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 151: 27.
- J. Laurens Barnard (1959). "Generic partition in the amphipod family Cheluridae, marine wood borers" (PDF). Pacific Naturalist. 1 (3–4): 3–12.
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