Squillidae is a

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mantis shrimp Mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimp typically grow to around in length ...

, the only family in the

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Squilloidea. The type genus is '' Squilla''. It is the

stomatopod Mantis shrimp, or stomatopods, are carnivorous marine crustaceans of the order Stomatopoda (). Stomatopods branched off from other members of the class Malacostraca around 340 million years ago. Mantis shrimp typically grow to around in length ...

family with the most

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, as follows: *''

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'' Leach, 1817 *'' Alimopsis'' Manning, 1977 *'' Alimopsoides'' Moosa, 1991 *'' Anchisquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Anchisquilloides'' Manning, 1977 *'' Anchisquillopsis'' Moosa, 1986 *'' Areosquilla'' Manning, 1976 *'' Belosquilla'' Ahyong, 2001 *'' Busquilla'' Manning, 1978 *'' Carinosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Clorida'' Eydoux & Souleyet, 1842 *'' Cloridina'' Manning, 1995 *'' Cloridopsis'' Manning, 1968 *'' Crenatosquilla'' Manning, 1984 *'' Dictyosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Distosquilla'' Manning, 1977 *'' Erugosquilla'' Manning, 1995 *'' Fallosquilla'' Manning, 1995 *'' Fennerosquilla'' Manning & Camp, 1983 *'' Gibbesia'' Manning & Heard, 1997 *'' Harpiosquilla'' Holthuis, 1964 *'' Humesosquilla'' Manning & Camp, 2001 *'' Kaisquilla'' Ahyong, 2002 *'' Kempella'' Low & Ahyong, 2010 *'' Lenisquilla'' Manning, 1977 *'' Leptosquilla'' Miers, 1880 *'' Levisquilla'' Manning, 1977 *'' Lophosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Meiosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Miyakella'' Ahyong & Low, 2013 *'' Natosquilla'' Manning, 1978 *'' Neclorida'' Manning, 1995 *'' Neoanchisquilla'' Manning, 1978 *'' Oratosquilla'' Manning, 1968 *'' Oratosquillina'' Manning, 1995 *'' Paralimopsis'' Mossa, 1991 *'' Parvisquilla'' Manning, 1973 *'' Pontiosquilla'' Manning, 1995 *'' Pterygosquilla'' Hilgendorf, 1890 *'' Quollastria'' Ahyong, 2001 *''

Rissoides ''Rissoides'' is a genus of mantis shrimp. It is named after Antoine Risso, and includes the following species: *'' Rissoides africanus'' (Manning, 1974) *'' Rissoides barnardi'' (Manning, 1975) *'' Rissoides calypso'' (Manning, 1974) *''Rissoide ...

'' Manning & Lewisohn, 1982 *'' Schmittius'' Manning, 1972 *'' Squilla'' Fabicius, 1787 *'' Squilloides'' Manning, 1968 *'' Tuleariosquilla'' Manning, 1978 *'' Visaya'' Ahyong, 2004

References

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* Stomatopoda Crustacean families {{Malacostraca-stub