Haustoriidae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Gammaridea
Superfamilia: Phoxocephaloidea

Familia: Haustoriidae
Genera: Acanthohaustorius - Eohaustorius - Haustorius - Lepidactylus - Neohaustorius - Parahaustorius - Protohaustorius - Pseudohaustorius

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.