Nematocarcinoidea
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| Nematocarcinoidea | |
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| Rhynchocinetes durbanensis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Nematocarcinoidea S. I. Smith, 1884 |
Nematocarcinoidea is a superfamily of caridean shrimp, comprising five families – Eugonatonotidae, Lipkiidae, Nematocarcinidae, Rhynchocinetidae, and Xiphocarididae.[1][2][3] Their shared feature is the presence of strap-like epipods on at least the first three pairs of pereiopods, and a blunt molar process.[4]
