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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
9
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
3 Families width 24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes16SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
9 Genera with 24 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
24 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) puer Hobbs, 1941Swamp dwarf crayfish
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus blandingi acutus
Cambarus (Faxonius) palmeri Faxon, 1884
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) acuminatus Faxon, 1884Acuminate Crayfish
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) parrishi Hobbs, 1981Hiwassee headwater crayfish
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892Andaman lobster
Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888Red-banded lobster
Nephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888)⇒ Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1885Ridge-back lobsterette
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872Indian Ocean Lobsterette
Orconectes (Buannulifictus) palmeri Creaser, 1933Creole Painted Crayfish
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Hespericambarus) difficilis Faxon, 1898Painted crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Procambarus (Girardiella) curdi Reimer, 1975Red River Burrowing Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) blandingii Harlan, 1830Santee Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) enoplosternum Hobbs, 1947Black Mottled Crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in India
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
7
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