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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Ireland (British Isles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
202
578
1225
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
201
576
1220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
139
311
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
61
130
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
56
121
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ireland
3 Families width 13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster6SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes4SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ireland
9 Genera with 13 Species
Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish3SpeciesTaxom
Austropotamobius Skorikow, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Faxonella Creaser, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ireland
13 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858Atlantic stream crayfish
Faxonella clypeata Hay, 1899Ditch fencing crayfish
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Homarus vulgaris (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Ireland
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
6
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