Amathillopsis Heller, 1875

Amathillopsis Heller, 1875: 35 . — Stebbing, 1906: 384. — Gurjanova, 1955: 209 (key). — J.L. Barnard, 1969: 394. — Barnard & Karaman, 1991: 390.

Acanthopleustes Holmes, 1908: 533 ( Acanthopleustes annectens Holmes, 1908 by original designation).

Type species

Amathillopsis spinigera Heller, 1875 by original designation.

Diagnosis

Characters of the subfamily.

Species composition

Amathillopsis contains 11 species: A. affinis Miers, 1881; A. annectens (Holmes, 1908); A. atlantica Chevreux, 1908; A. australis Stebbing, 1883; A. charlottae Coleman, 1998; A. comoroensis Ledoyer, 1986; A. grevei J.L. Barnard, 1961; A. pacifica margo J.L. Barnard, 1967; Amathillopsis pacifica pacifica Gurjanova, 1955; A. septemdentata Ledoyer, 1978; A. spinigera Heller, 1875 .