Family Protosquillidae

The family Protosquillidae contains (as far as I can determine) 15 species in two genera. Mantis shrimps (family Stomatopoda) can be roughly divided into "spearers" on the one hand and "clubbers" on the other. Spearers live in burrows and are ambush predators. The protosquillids are apparently spearers.

All mantis shrimp possess extraordinary vision but this will be discussed at greater length in my discussion of the family Odontodactylidae.

Haptosquilla tuberosa