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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
153
384
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
152
383
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
124
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
121
225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
118
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
4
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
4 Families width 19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes5SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes7SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
11 Genera with 19 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish4SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Faxonius Ortmann, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oncopareia Bosquet, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 19524SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pontastacus Bott, 18231SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
19 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacus (Pontastacus) leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)⇒ Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Astacus fluviatilis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Astacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Faxonius limosus Rafinesque, 1817American Crayfish
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Homarus vulgaris (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Oncopareia bredai Bosquet, 1854
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) juvenilis Hagen, 1870Kentucky River crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) macrus A. B. Williams, 1952Neosho midget crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823Danube Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Belgium
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
6
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Astacidea at artfakta.se
Astacidea at biodiversity.org.au
Astacidea at dyntaxa.se
Astacidea at itis.gov
Astacidea at marinespecies.org