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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Brazoria County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
75
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
74
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
27
38
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
38
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
25
35
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazoria County
3 Families width 15 Species
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes13SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazoria County
7 Genera with 15 Species
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1936Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazoria County
15 Species
Cambarellus (Dirigicambarus) shufeldtii Faxon, 1884Cajun dwarf crayfish
Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) puer Hobbs, 1941Swamp dwarf crayfish
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) ludovicianus Faxon, 1884Painted devil crayfish
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) hedgpethi Hobbs, 1948
Fallicambarus (Fallicambarus) macneesei Black, 1967Old Prairie Digger
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) placidus Hagen, 1870Bigclaw crayfish
Procambarus (Capillicambarus) brazoriensis Albaugh, 1975Brazoria crayfish
Procambarus (Capillicambarus) hinei Ortmann, 1905Marsh Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) zonangulus Hobbs & Hobbs, 1990Southern White River Crawfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Brazoria County
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
1
5
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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