Haustoriidae

Haustoriidae
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Parvorder:	Haustoriidira
Superfamily:	Haustorioidea
Family:	Haustoriidae ; Stebbing, 1906
Genera
	See text.

Last updated May 26, 2025

Haustoriidae is a family of amphipods. They are very distinctive stout-bodied burrowing animals.^[1]

The following genera are included in the family:^[2]

Acanthohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
Cunicus
Eohaustorius J. L. Barnard, 1957
Haustorius P. L. St. Muller, 1775
Lepidactylus Say, 1818
Neohaustorius Bousfield, 1965
Parahaustorius Bousfield, 1971
Protohaustorius Bonsfield, 1965
Pseudohaustorius Bousfield, 1965

References

↑ J. D. Fish & Susan Fish (1996). "Arthropods". A student's guide to the seashore (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 329–412. ISBN 978-0-521-46819-0.
↑ Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). J. Lowry (ed.). "Haustoriidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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[1] J. D. Fish & Susan Fish (1996). "Arthropods". A student's guide to the seashore (2nd ed.). Cambridge University Press. pp. 329–412. ISBN 978-0-521-46819-0.

[2] Claude De Broyer, Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini (2010). J. Lowry (ed.). "Haustoriidae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved October 7, 2010.

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