Caprellidira

Caprellidira is a parvorder of marine crustaceans of the infraorder Corophiida. The group includes skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) and whale lice (Cyamidae).

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Fifteen families are currently recognised in the group. They are grouped into seven superfamilies.^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5]

Superfamily Aetiopedesoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003
- Aetiopedesidae Myers & Lowry, 2003
- Paragammaropsidae Myers & Lowry, 2003
Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814
- Caprellidae Leach, 1814 - Skeleton shrimps
- Caprogammaridae Kudrjaschov & Vassilenko, 1966
- Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 - Whale lice
- Dulichiidae Laubitz, 1983
- Podoceridae Leach, 1814
Superfamily Isaeoidea Dana, 1853
- Isaeidae Dana, 1853
Superfamily Microprotopoidea Myers & Lowry, 2003
- Australomicroprotopidae Myers, Lowry & Billingham, 2016
- Microprotopidae Myers & Lowry, 2003
Superfamily Neomegamphopoidea Myers, 1981
- Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981
- Priscomilitariidae Hirayama, 1988
Superfamily Photoidea Boeck, 1871
- Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899
- Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003
- Photidae Boeck, 1871
Superfamily Rakirooidea Myers & Lowry, 2003
- Rakiroidae Myers & Lowry, 2003

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