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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
3 Families width 10 Species
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster6SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gulf of Mexico
8 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Barbicambarus Hobbs, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gulf of Mexico
10 Species
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Barbicambarus simmonsi Taylor & Sch..., 2010Tennessee Bottlebrush Crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) striatus Hay, 1902Ambiguous Crayfish
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927Caribbean lobster
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Prickly lobsterette
Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888Rosy lobsterette
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Thaumastocheles zaleucus Thomson, 1873Atlantic deep-sea lobster

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
6
Family
Genera
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