Caprellidira

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Kingdom Animalia Suborder Senticaudata Phylum Arthropoda Rank Infraorder		Subphylum Crustacea Scientific name Caprellida Higher classification Senticaudata Order Amphipoda

Parvorder Caprellidira Leach, 1814 Similar Corophiida, Amphipoda, Crustacean, Caprellidae, Caprelloidea

Caprellidira is a parvorder of marine crustaceans of the infraorder Corophiida. The group includes skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) and whale lice (Cyamidae).

Fifteen families are currently recognised in the group. They are grouped into seven superfamilies.

Superfamily Aetiopedesoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003

Aetiopedesidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

Paragammaropsidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814

Caprellidae Leach, 1814 - Skeleton shrimps

Caprogammaridae Kudrjaschov & Vassilenko, 1966

Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Whale lice

Dulichiidae Laubitz, 1983

Podoceridae Leach, 1814

Superfamily Isaeoidea Dana, 1853

Isaeidae Dana, 1853

Superfamily Microprotopoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003

Microprotopidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

Superfamily Neomegamphopoidea Myers, 1981

Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981

Priscomilitariidae Hirayama, 1988

Superfamily Photoidea Boeck, 1871

Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899

Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

Photidae Boeck, 1871

Superfamily Rakirooidea Myers & Lowry, 2003

Rakiroidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

References

Caprellidira Wikipedia

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