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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
309
1248
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
306
1243
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
457
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
110
450
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
421
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
5 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes4SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18798SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
12 Genera with 22 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18853SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hoploparia Mccoy, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paranephrops White, 1847Koura3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) reflexus Hobbs, 1981Pine Savannah Crayfish
Cambarus (Hiaticambarus) longirostris Faxon, 1885Longnose Crayfish
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus lyelli Clark, 1936Upland Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Glyphea christeyi Feldmann, 1999
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hoploparia gabbi Pilsbry, 1901
Metanephrops challengeri Balss, 1914Deep-water Scampi
Metanephrops motunauensis Jenkins, 1972
Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888Red-banded lobster
Nephrops challengeri (Balss, 1914)⇒ Metanephrops challengeri Balss, 1914
Nephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888)⇒ Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888
Nephropsis suhmi Bate, 1888Red And White Lobsterette
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842Northern Koura
Paranephrops setosus Hutton, 1873
Paranephrops zealandicus White, 1847Southern Koura

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in New Zealand
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
5
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
4
9
Families
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