LAOPHONTIDAE T. Scott, 1905


RAPTOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli & Forniz, 1989

  • Raptolaophonte ardua Cottarelli & Forniz, 1989 [Chagos Islands; marine, meiobenthos]


    NOVOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1983

  • Novolaophonte viatorum Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1983 [USA; marine interstitial]


    MEXICOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, 1977

  • Mexicolaophonte arganoi Cottarelli, 1977 [Mexico; marine coastal interstitial]
  • Mexicolaophonte creola Cottarelli & Forniz, 1990 [Africa, Sierra Leone; marine coastal interstitial]
  • Mexicolaophonte mielkei Fiers, 1991 [central America; marine interstitial]
  • Mexicolaophonte osellai Cottarelli, 1986 [Indonesia; marine interstitial]


    INDOLAOPHONTE Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1986

  • Indolaophonte gemmarum Cottarelli & Puccetti, 1988 [Sri lanka; marine coastal interstitial]
  • Indolaophonte ramai Cottarelli, Saporito & Puccetti, 1986 [Indonesia, Bali; marine coastal interstitial]


    WEDDELLAOPHONTE Willen, 1996

  • Weddellaophonte anyae Willen, 1996 [Antarctic Weddell Sea ]


    CHILAOPHONTE Mielke, 1985

  • Chilaophonte concepcionensis Mielke, 1985 [Chile; marine interstitial]
  • Chilaophonte maiquillahuensis Mielke, 1985 [Chile; marine interstitial]


    MAIQUILAOPHONTE Mielke, 1985

  • Maiquilaophonte uachi Mielke, 1985 [Chile; marine interstitial]


    MIELKIELLA George, 1997 [PDF]

  • Mielkiella spinulosa George, 1997 [Chile; marine sandy beach] [PDF]


    CORBULASETA Huys & Lee, 2000 [PDF]

  • Corbulaseta pacifica Gomez & Boyko, 2006 [Eastern Islan; marine interstitial] [PDF]
  • Corbulaseta tokiokai Gomez & Boyko, 2006 [Eastern Islan; marine interstitial] [PDF]
  • Corbulaseta bulligera (Farran, 1913) [PDF]



    QUINQUELAOPHONTE Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982

  • Quinquelaophonte bunakenensis (Mielke, 1997)
  • Quinquelaophonte candelabrum Wells, Hicks & Coull, 1982 [New Zealand; brackish waters]
  • Quinquelaophonte capillata (C. B. Wilson, 1932) [north America; marine sand] *
  • Quinquelaophonte koreana Lee, 2003 [Korea; marine] [PDF]
  • Quinquelaophonte longifurcata (Lang, 1965) [USA; marine]
  • Quinquelaophonte parasigmoides (Bozic, 1969) [Reunion; marine]
  • Quinquelaophonte prolixasetae Walker-Smith, 2004 [Australia; marine] (left) [PDF]
  • Quinquelaophonte quinquespinosa quinquespinosa (Sewell, 1924) [Africa, India, Australia; marine] **
  • Quinquelaophonte quinquespinosa bunakensis Mielke, 1997 [Indonesia; sandy beaches]
  • Quinquelaophonte wellsi (Hamond, 1973) [Australia; saline lakes, wetlands]

    • * Synonyms: Paronychocamptus capillatus (C. B. Wilson) sensu Lang, 1948; Paronychocamptus wilsoni Coull, 1976; Heterolaophonte noncapillata lang (Coull, 1976)

    ** Synonyms: Laophonte quinquespinosa Sewell, 1924; Heterolaophonte sigmoides (Willey, 1930) sensu Por (1973)



    LANGIA Wells & Rao, 1987

  • Langia maculata Wells & Rao, 1987 [Indonesia, Andaman Islands;marine]



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