Erythrosquilla

Erythrosquilla
Paracoridon johrae
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Stomatopoda
Suborder: Unipeltata
Superfamily: Erythrosquilloidea
Manning & Bruce, 1984 
Family: Erythrosquillidae
Manning & Bruce, 1984 
Genus: Erythrosquilla
Manning & Bruce, 1984 
Species

Erythrosquilla hamano
Erythrosquilla megalops

Erythrosquilla is a genus of mantis shrimp, placed in its own family (Erythrosquillidae) and superfamily (Erythrosquilloidea) comprising two species:

  • Erythrosquilla hamano Ahyong, 2001
  • Erythrosquilla megalops Manning & Bruce, 1984

The family is distinguished from other stomatopod families by the presence of a ridge on the mid-line of the telson.