AMEIRIDAE Monard, 1927, emend. Lang, 1936


LEPTOMESOCHRA Sars, 1911

  • Leptomesochra attenuata (Nicholls, 1949) [Europe; marine] *
  • Leptomesochra confluens Lang, 1948
  • Leptomesochra hirsuta Wiborg, 1964 [Tristan da Cunha; marine]
  • Leptomesochra infima Monard, 1928
  • Leptomesochra macintoshi (T. & A. Scott, 1895) [Europe; marine]
  • Leptomesochra nasuta Sewell, 1940 [Europe; marine]
  • Leptomesochra theodoridis Soyer, 1966 [France; marine]

    * synonym : Leptomesochra nichollsi Noodt, 1955
    nomen nudum: Leptomesochra diazi Kunz & Kunz, 1973


    PAREVANSULA Guille & Soyer, 1966 [syn. PHILOLEPTOMESOCHRA Wells, 1967]

  • Parevansula elegans (Marinov, 1974) [Atlantic Ocean]
  • Parevansula elongatus Wells & Rao, 1987 [Andaman Islands]
  • Parevansula mediterranea Guille & Soyer, 1966 [France; Amphioxus associated]
  • Parevansula reductiforma (Wells, 1967) [Africa; marine]
  • Parevansula secunda (Wells, 1967) [Africa; marine]
  • Parevansula vermiformis Moore, 1976 [Isle of Man; marine]
  • Parevansula wellsi (Marinov, 1973) [Black Sea]


    AMEIROPSIS Sars, 1907

  • Ameiropsis angulifera Sars, 1911
  • Ameiropsis australis Kunz, 1975 [south Africa; marine]
  • Ameiropsis brevicornis Sars, 1907 [Europe; marine]
  • Ameiropsis longicornis Sars, 1907 [north Europe; marine]
  • Ameiropsis minor (Sars, 1920) [Norway; marine]
  • Ameiropsis mixta Sars, 1907 [Europe; marine]
  • Ameiropsis nobilis Sars, 1911 [north Europe, Algerie; marine]
  • Ameiropsis reducta Apostolov, 1973 [Black Sea]

    QUESTIONABLE SPECIES: A. ariana Lang; A. abbreviata Lang; A. robinsoni Lang.


    PARALEPTOMESOCHRA Wells, 1967

  • Paraleptomesochra minima Wells, 1967 [Africa; marine]
  • Paraleptomesochra wellsi Rao, 1972 [India; marine coastal waters]




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