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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
21
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean
5 Families width 50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster17SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes25SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean
21 Genera with 50 Species
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Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish2SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 19936SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1968Reef lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Faxonella Creaser, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Faxonius Ortmann, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lacunicambarus Hobbs, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Nephropides Manning, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18704SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 1950
0SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Cambarellus (Dirigicambarus) shufeldtii Faxon, 1884Cajun dwarf crayfish
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Le Conte, 1856Variable Crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) striatus Hay, 1902Ambiguous Crayfish
Cambarus (Hiaticambarus) longirostris Faxon, 1885Longnose Crayfish
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) diogenes Girard, 1852Chimney crayfish
Cambarus (Tubericambarus) thomai Jezerinac, 1993Little brown mudbug
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Enoplometopus (Enoplometopus) occidentalis Randall, 1840Hairy reef lobster
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Enoplometopus debelius Holthuis, 1983Debelius reef lobster
Enoplometopus holthuisi Gordon, 1968Bullseye reef lobster
Euastacus neodiversus Riek, 1969South Gippsland Spiny Crayfish
Eunephrops cadenasi Chace, 1939Scullptured lobster
Eunephrops manningi Holthuis, 1974Banded lobster
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Faxonella clypeata Hay, 1899Ditch fencing crayfish
Faxonius taylori Schuster, 2008Crescent Crayfish
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Lacunicambarus chimera Glon & Thoma, 2019Crawzilla Crawdad
Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927Caribbean lobster
Nephropides caribaeus Manning, 1969Mitten lobsterette
Nephrops aequus Rathbun, 1920
Nephrops binghami (Boone, 1927)⇒ Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927
Nephrops maoensis Rathbun, 1920
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Prickly lobsterette
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis neglecta Holthuis, 1974Ruby lobsterette
Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888Rosy lobsterette
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) placidus Hagen, 1870Bigclaw crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Orconectes (Trisellescens) immunis Hagen, 1870Calico crayfish
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) atkinsoni Ortmann, 1913
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) cubensis Erichson, 1846
Procambarus cubensis cubensis Erichson, 1846
Procambarus cubensis rivalis Faxon, 1912
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) niveus Hobbs & Vill..., 1964Cuban cave crayfish
Procambarus (Girardiella) liberorum Fitzpatrick, 1978Osage burrowing crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutissimus Girard, 1852Sharpnose Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) lewisi Hobbs & Walton, 1959Spur Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) verrucosus Hobbs, 1952Grainy Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) villalobosi Hobbs, 1969Fewflower fumewort
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Thaumastocheles zaleucus Thomson, 1873Atlantic deep-sea lobster

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Caribbean
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
10
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
8
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
3
6
Families
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