Spirontocaris

Spirontocaris
Spirontocaris lamellicornis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Thoridae
Genus: Spirontocaris
Spence Bate, 1888

Spirontocaris is a genus of benthic (bottom-dwelling) shrimp in the family Thoridae first described by Charles Spence Bate in 1888. They are known in part for their distinctive, thorny rostrums.

References

  1. ↑ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ↑ Dyntaxa Spirontocaris