Spider Squat Lobsters and Yeti Crabs - Superfamily: Chirostyloidea
Family: Chirostylidae
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Uroptychus alcocki
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Uroptychus babai
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Uroptychus calcar
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Uroptychus multispinosus (possible occurrence)
Uroptychis nigricapilis (possible occurrence)
Family: Eumunididae
Eumunida australis (possible occurrence)
Taxonomy:
Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
> Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
> Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical Crustaceans)
> Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
> Subclass: Eumalocostraca (Decapods, Isopods and Allies)
> Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and Krill)
> Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
> Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, Lobsters, Shrimps and Allies)
> Infraorder: Anomura (Anomurans)
> Superfamily: Chirostyloidea (Spider Squat Lobsters and Yeti Crabs)
> Family: Chirostylidae (Spider Squat Lobsters)
> Genus: Uroptychus
> Species: U. alcocki
> Species: U. babai
> Species: U. calcar
> Species: U. multispinosus ^
> Species: U. nigricapillis ^
> Family: Eumunididae
> Genus: Eumunida
> Species: E. australis ^
^ = possibly
* = likely
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