Cheluridae is a family of amphipods.[1] It is the only family classified under the superfamily Cheluroidea.
| Cheluridae | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Parvorder: | Corophiidira |
| Superfamily: | Cheluroidea |
| Family: | Cheluridae Allman, 1847 |
| Genera | |
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At least three genera are included:[2]
- Chelura Phillippi, 1839
- Nippochelura Barnard, 1959
- Tropichelura Barnard, 1959
References
edit- ^ J. Laurens Barnard (1973). "Revision of Corophiidae and related families (Amphipoda)" (PDF). Smithsonian Contributions to Zoology. 151: 27.
- ^ J. Laurens Barnard (1959). "Generic partition in the amphipod family Cheluridae, marine wood borers" (PDF). Pacific Naturalist. 1 (3–4): 3–12.
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