''Spelaeoecia'' is a genus of

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s in the family Thaumatocyprididae. One species, the

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''S. bermudensis'', is listed as

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on the

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. It contains the following species: *'' Spelaeoecia barri'' Kornicker ''in'' Kornicker & Barr, 1997 *'' Spelaeoecia bermudensis'' Angel & Iliffe, 1987 *'' Spelaeoecia capax'' Kornicker ''in'' Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990 *'' Spelaeoecia cubensis'' Kornicker & Yager, 1996 *'' Spelaeoecia hox'' Kornicker, Iliffe & Harrison-Nelson, 2007 *'' Spelaeoecia jamaicensis'' Kornicker & Iliffe, 1992 *'' Spelaeoecia mayan'' Kornicker & Iliffe, 1998 *'' Spelaeoecia parkeri'' Kornicker, Iliffe & Harrison-Nelson, 2002 *'' Spelaeoecia sagax'' Kornicker ''in'' Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990 *'' Spelaeoecia saturno'' Kornicker & Yager, 2002 *'' Spelaeoecia styx'' Kornicker ''in'' Kornicker, Yager & Williams, 1990

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