Stenochiridae is a family of fossil decapod crustaceans which lived from the early Jurassic to late Cretaceous periods. It is the only family in the superfamily...

Nephropidae or Protastacidae. Currently, it is believed to be a member of Stenochiridae. Reaching up to 6 cm (2.4 in) in total length, Pseudastacus was a small...

lobsters), and three fossil families: Chilenophoberidae, Protastacidae and Stenochiridae. Their closest relatives are the reef lobsters. Sammy De Grave; N. Dean...

of Stenochiridae, and thus more genera were moved into the family. The following cladogram shows the placement of Stenochirus within Stenochiridae according...

†Stenochiridae Nephropidae...

Uncinidae † Nephropoidea Chilenophoberidae † Nephropidae Protastacidae † Stenochiridae † Astacoidea Astacidae Cambaridae Cambaroididae Cricoidoscelosidae †...

Chilenophoberidae was a paraphyletic grouping, with Stenochiridae nested within. Because Stenochiridae was named first, this name took priority and Chilenophoberidae...

paraphyletic grouping, and the family was declared a junior synonym of Stenochiridae. All chilenophoberidae genera were thus reclassified as stenochirids...

Chilenophoberidae is a paraphyletic grouping, synonymizing it with Stenochiridae, and reassigning all chilenophoberid genera (including Palaeophoberus)...

Denis Audo (2020). "A new stenochirid lobster (Crustacea, Decapoda, Stenochiridae) from the Early Jurassic of France". Geodiversitas. 42 (7): 93–102....