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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Melbourne (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
63
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
63
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
39
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
39
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Melbourne
3 Families width 9 Species
Parastacidae Huxley, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Melbourne
7 Genera with 9 Species
Astacopsis Huxley, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1936Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melbourne
9 Species
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Cherax bicarinatus Gray, 1845White-clawed Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Engaeus affinis Smith & Schu..., 1913Central Highlands Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus cunicularius Erichson, 1846Granular Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus tuberculatus Clark, 1936Tubercle Burrowing Crayfish
Euastacus woiwuru Morgan, 1986Central Highlands Spiny Crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) punctimanus Creaser, 1933Spothand crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Melbourne
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
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