Kliellidae

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: Eucarida
Ordo: Decapoda
Subordo: Pleocyemata
Infraordo: Anomura
Superfamilia: Chirostyloidea

Familia: Kiwaidae
Genus (1): Kiwa
Name

Kiwaidae Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005

Authority for current placement: Schnabel & Ahyong, 2010: 59

Type genus: Kiwa Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005: 712
References
Primary references

Macpherson, E., Jones, W. & Segonzac, M. 2005. A new squat lobster family of Galatheoidea (Crustacea, Decapoda, Anomura) from the hydrothermal vents of the Pacific-Antarctic Ridge. Zoosystema 27(4): 709–723. PDF Reference page.

Additional references

Baba, K. et al. 2008: Catalogue of squat lobsters of the world (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura—families Chirostylidae, Galatheidae and Kiwaidae). Zootaxa 1905: 1–220. Abstract & excerpt PDF Reference page.
Roterman, C.N. et al. 2013: The biogeography of the yeti crabs (Kiwaidae) with notes on the phylogeny of the Chirostyloidea (Decapoda: Anomura). Proceedings of the Royal Society (B) 280(1764) DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.0718 Reference page.
Schnabel, K.E.; Ahyong, S.T. 2010: A new classification of the Chirostyloidea (Crustacea: Decapoda: Anomura). Zootaxa 2687: 56–64. Preview Reference page.

Vernacular names
Deutsch: Yeti-Krabbe
English: Yeti Crab
français: Galathée yéti
עברית: סרטן היטי
日本語: キワ・ヒルスタ
Diné bizaad: Chʼoshtsoh biláshgaanʼilí
polski: Owłosiony homar
svenska: Kiwada
中文: 基瓦多毛怪