Stylodactylidae
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The family
Stylodactylidae is a group of shrimp
s and the only representative of its superfamily
(Stylodactyloidea). It contains the five genera Bathystylodactylus, Neostylodactylus, Parastylodactylus, Stylodactyloides and Stylodactylus.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Stylodactylidae is a group of shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
s and the only representative of its superfamily
Taxonomic rank
In biological classification, rank is the level in a taxonomic hierarchy. Examples of taxonomic ranks are species, genus, family, and class. Each rank subsumes under it a number of less general categories...
(Stylodactyloidea). It contains the five genera Bathystylodactylus, Neostylodactylus, Parastylodactylus, Stylodactyloides and Stylodactylus.