Nephropidae
creator: Türkay, Michael
creator: Vanden Berghe, Edward
creator: Chan, Tin-Yam
creator: De Grave, Sammy
creator: Boyko, Christopher B.
creator: Ahyong, Shane
date: 2026-08-27
language: en
license: https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
publisher: World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS)
relation: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php
subject: Nephropidae Dana, 1852
type: ScientificName
bibliographic citation: DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Nephropidae Dana, 1852. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106741 on 2026-08-27
created: 2004-12-21T16:54:05Z
modified: 2024-11-11T11:59:29Z
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replaces: 1598019
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rights holder: WoRMS Editorial Board
scientific name: Nephropidae Dana, 1852
class: Malacostraca
family: Nephropidae
kingdom: Animalia
name published in: Dana, J. D. (1852). Conspectus crustaceorum, &c. Conspectus of the Crustacea of the exploring expedition under Capt. C. Wilkes, U.S.N. Macroura. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia. 6: 10-28.
name published in: Bate, C. S. (1888). Report on the Crustacea Macrura collected by the Challenger during the years 1873–76. Report on the Scientific Results of the Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger During the Years 1873–76. Zoology. 24 (part 52): i–xc, 1–942, pls. 1–150.
name published in: Dixon, C. J.; Ahyong, S. T.; Schram, F. R. (2003). A new hypothesis of decapod phylogeny. Crustaceana. 76, 935-975.
name published in: Glaessner, M.F. (1969). Decapoda. In: R.C. Moore (ed.). Treatise on Invertebrate Paleontology. R(4)(2): R400-R533, R626-R628. Geological Society of America, Boulder, Colorado, and University of Kansas Press, Lawrence, Kansas.
name published in year: 1852
name published in year: 1888
name published in year: 2003
name published in year: 1969
order: Decapoda
parent name usage ID: 155750
phylum: Arthropoda
scientific name authorship: Dana, 1852
taxon rank: Family
taxonomic status: accepted