PSEUDOTACHIDIIDAE Lang, 1936; sensu Willen, 2000

SUBFAMILY PARANANNOPINAE Por, 1986



PARANANNOPUS Sars, 1920


At present 22 species of Paranannopus Lang, 1936, mainly from the deep sea, are described. The deepest reported location (Becker and Schriever 1979) is the Peru Trench (P. reductus and P. truncatus Becker and Schriever, 1979, from 6100m depth), which is also the only one known from the Pacific Ocean.


  • Paranannopus abyssi Lang, 1948
  • Paranannopus arndwilleni Willen, 2005 [PDF]
  • Paranannopus atlanticus Coull, 1973
  • Paranannopus bahusiense Por, 1964
  • Paranannopus caheti Soyer, 1964
  • Paranannopus kunzi Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus langi Wells, 1965
  • Paranannopus denticulatus Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus echinipes Smirnov, 1946
  • Paranannopus hicksi Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus longithorax Becker & Schriever, 1979
  • Paranannopus minutus Smirnov, 1946
  • Paranannopus philistinus Por, 1964
  • Paranannopus reductus Becker & Schrieve, 1979
  • Paranannopus sarsi Lang, 1936
  • Paranannopus singulosetosus Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus triarticulatus Wells, 1965
  • Paranannopus trisetosus Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus truncatus Becker, 1972
  • Paranannopus uniarticulatus Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus variabilis Schriever, 1985
  • Paranannopus wellsi Soyer, 1975



    DANIELSSENIA Boeck, 1872

    Type-species: Danielssenia typica Boeck, 1872

  • Danielssenia reducta Gee, 1988 [Alaska; marine muddy bottom]
  • Danielssenia typica Boeck, 1872 [North Europe; marine sublittoral mud]
  • Danielssenia quadriseta Gee, 1988 [North Europe; marine muddy bottom]
  • Danielssenia similis Chislenko. 1978
  • Danielssenia spitzbergensis Gee & Huys, 1994



    PELTISENIA Huys & Gee, 1996


  • Peltisenia aberrans Huys & Gee, 1996



    BATHYPSAMMIS Huys & Gee, 1993

    Type-species: Bathypsammis longifurca (Bodin, 1968)

  • Bathypsammis longifurca (Bodin, 1968) [Europe; marine]
  • Bathypsammis polaris Willen & Schulz, 2008 [Antarctic]



    PSAMMIS Sars, 1910

  • Psammis borealis Klie, 1939 [Iceland; marine]
  • Psammis kliei Smirnov, 1946 [East Siberian Sea]
  • Psammis longipes Becker, 1974 [Peru Trough; marine]
  • Psammis longisetosa Sars, 1910 [Norway; marine]



    ARCHISENIA Huys & Gee, 1993

    Type-species: Archisenia sibirica (Sars, 1898)

  • Archisenia sibirica (Sars, 1898) [Greenland, Alaska; marine]



    PRIONOS Huys & Gee, 1996

    Type-species: Prionos ornata Huys & Gee, 1996

  • Prionos ornata Huys & Gee, 1996 [Malaysia; river estuary]



    ANOPOPHYSIA Huys & Gee, 1996

    Type-species: Psammis borealis Klie, 1939 = Anopophysia borealis (Klie, 1939)

  • Anopophysia borealis (Klie, 1939) [Iceland; marine]
  • Anapophysia segonzaci Huys & Gee, 1996



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