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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region North Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
190
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
189
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
85
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
83
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
44
82
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
4
8
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
4 Families width 14 Species
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes5SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster3SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
8 Genera with 14 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish3SpeciesTaxom
Austropotamobius Skorikow, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1993Yabbies3SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
14 Species
Astacus (Pontastacus) leptodactylus (Eschscholtz, 1823)⇒ Pontastacus leptodactylus Eschscholtz, 1823
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus marinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758
Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858Atlantic stream crayfish
Cherax (Cherax) holthuisi Lukhaup & Pekny, 2006Apricot Crayfish
Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991
Cherax parvus Short & Davey, 1993
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in North Sea
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
1
1
3
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