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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
338
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
335
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
313
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Central Africa
3 Families width 3 Species
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
3 Genera with 3 Species
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1865Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
3 Species
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Central Africa
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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