Speleonectidae is a family of

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s in the order Nectiopoda. There are at least two genera and about seven described species in Speleonectidae.

Genera

These two genera and seven species belong to the family Speleonectidae: * '' Lasionectes'' Yager & Schram, 1986 ** '' Lasionectes entrichoma'' Yager & Schram, 1986 * '' Speleonectes'' Yager, 1981 ** '' Speleonectes epilimnius'' Yager & Carpenter, 1999 ** '' Speleonectes gironensis'' Yager, 1994 ** '' Speleonectes kakuki'' Daenekas, Iliffe, Yager & Koenemann, 2009 ** '' Speleonectes lucayensis'' Yager, 1981 ** '' Speleonectes minnsi'' Koenemann, Iliffe & van der Ham, 2003 ** '' Speleonectes tanumekes'' Koenemann, Iliffe & van der Ham, 2003 Several former ''Speleonectes'' species have recently been transferred to other genera: * ''Speleonectes atlantida'' (to '' Morlockia atlantida'') * ''Speleonectes benjamini'' (to '' Angirasu benjamini'') * ''Speleonectes tulumensis'' (to '' Xibalbanus tulumensis'')

Genera

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