Behningiellidae Kamaltynov, 2001

Myers, A, 2013, A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda), Zootaxa 3610 (1), pp. 1-80 : 56

Behningiellidae Kamaltynov, 2001

Type genus. Behningiella Derzhavin, 1948 .

Diagnostic description. Body laterally compressed. Eyes well developed, ovoid or reniform. Antennae 1–2 calceoli absent. Antenna 1 longer than antenna 2; peduncular article 1 longer than article 2; article 2 longer than article 3; article 3 shorter than article 1; peduncular articles 1–2 not geniculate; accessory flagellum minute. Antenna 2 peduncular article 1 enlarged. Mandible molar triturative; palp symmetrical. Maxilla 1 basal endite setose along medial margin or apically setose; palps symmetrical. Maxilla 2 basal endite with or without oblique setal row. Coxal gills [not known]; sternal gills absent; sternal blisters absent; oostegites fringing setae simple. Gnathopod 1 subchelate; smaller (or weaker) than gnathopod 2. Gnathopod 2 subchelate; carpus not produced along posterior margin of propodus, projecting between merus and propodus. Pereopods 3–4 not sexually dimorphic. Pereopod 4 with well developed posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 5 shorter than or subequal in length to pereopod 6; coxa equilobate or with posteroventral lobe. Pereopod 7 subequal in length longer than pereopod 5. Pleonites 1–3 without dorsal carinae. Urosomites 1–3 free; without slender or robust dorsal setae. Urosomite 1 without large distoventral robust seta. Urosomite 2 without dorsal setae. Uropod 1 without basofacial robust setae. Uropod 3 not sexually dimorphic; biramous, without plumose setae; endopod shorter than, subequal to, or longer than exopod. Telson deeply cleft .

Habitat. Marine, freshwater and semi-parasitic (Osadchikh 1977; Mordukhai-Boltovskoi et al. 1969), epigean.

Included genera. Cardiophilus Sars, 1896 ; Behningiella Derzhavin, 1948 ; Zernovia Derzhavin, 1948 .

Distribution. Black and Caspian Seas, Volga River.