Typhlocaris
Genus of crustaceans
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Typhlocaris is a genus of blind cave-dwelling shrimp,[1] placed in its own family, Typhlocarididae. It contains 4 species:[1][2][3]
- Typhlocaris ayyaloni Tsurnamal, 2008 – Israel
- Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909 – Israel
- Typhlocaris lethaea Parisi, 1920 – Libya
- Typhlocaris salentina Caroli, 1923 – Apulia (Italy)
| Typhlocaris | |
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| T. galilea (male). Plate from Calman, 1909 | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Decapoda |
| Suborder: | Pleocyemata |
| Infraorder: | Caridea |
| Superfamily: | Palaemonoidea (?) |
| Family: | Typhlocarididae Annandale & Kemp, 1913 |
| Genus: | Typhlocaris Calman, 1909 |
| Type species | |
| Typhlocaris galilea Calman, 1909 | |
