Chirostyloidea Explained
Chirostyloidea is an anomuran superfamily with squat lobster-like representatives. It comprises the three families Chirostylidae, Eumunididae and Kiwaidae.[1] Although representatives of Chirostyloidea are superficially similar to galatheoid squat lobsters, they are more closely related to Lomisoidea and Aegloidea together forming the clade Australopoda.[2] No fossils can be confidently assigned to the Chirostyloidea, although Pristinaspina may belong either in the family Kiwaidae or Chirostylidae.[3]
Genera
Chirostyloidea contains the following families and genera:[4]
- Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892
- Chirostylus Ortmann, 1892
- † Eouroptychus De Angeli & Ceccon, 2012
- Gastroptychus Caullery, 1896
- Hapaloptyx Stebbing, 1920
- Heteroptychus Baba, 2018
- † Phalangiopsis Charbonnier, Audo, Garassino & Hyžný, 2017
- Uroptychodes Baba, 2004
- Uroptychus Henderson, 1888
- Eumunididae A. Milne-Edwards & Bouvier, 1900
- Kiwaidae Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005
- Kiwa Macpherson, Jones & Segonzac, 2005
- † Pristinaspinidae Ahyong & Roterman, 2014
- † Pristinaspina Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
- Sternostylidae Baba, Ahyong & Schnabel, 2018
- Sternostylus Baba, Ahyong & Schnabel, 2018
Notes and References
- 2012 . Chirostyloidea . 562583 . September 14, 2012.
- K. E. Schnabel . S. T. Ahyong . E. W. Maas . 2011 . Galatheoidea are not monophyletic – molecular and morphological phylogeny of the squat lobsters (Decapoda: Anomura) with recognition of a new superfamily . . 58 . 2 . 157–168 . 10.1016/j.ympev.2010.11.011 . 21095236.
- Book: Kareen E. Schnabel . Patricia Cabezas . Anna McCallum . Enrique Macpherson . Shane T. Ahyong . Keiji Baba . Worldwide distribution patterns of marine squat lobsters . 149–182 . The Biology of Squat Lobsters . Gary Poore . Shane Ahyong . Joanne Taylor . . 2011 . 978-0-643-10172-2.
- Boyko. Christopher B.. 23 August 2022. Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892. 106732. 12 October 2024.
