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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
18
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
5 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster15SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes10SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187915SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
18 Genera with 43 Species
Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1865Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nephropides Manning, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 189810SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Samastacus Riek, 18821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) chapalanus Faxon, 1898Chapala Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Le Conte, 1856Variable Crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Eunephrops bairdii Smith, 1885Red lobster
Eunephrops cadenasi Chace, 1939Scullptured lobster
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927Caribbean lobster
Metanephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903Urugavian lobster
Nephropides caribaeus Manning, 1969Mitten lobsterette
Nephrops binghami (Boone, 1927)⇒ Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927
Nephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)⇒ Metanephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Prickly lobsterette
Nephropsis neglecta Holthuis, 1974Ruby lobsterette
Nephropsis occidentalis Faxon, 1893Pacific lobsterette
Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888Rosy lobsterette
Orconectes (Crockerinus) propinquus Girard, 1852Northern clearwater crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens, 1869
Parastacus buckupi Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus defossus Faxon, 1898
Parastacus fluviatilis Ribeiro & Bu..., 2016Highland Streams Crayfish
Parastacus laevigatus Buckup and R..., 1980Smooth mussel crab
Parastacus pilicarpus Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus pilimanus von Martens, 1869
Parastacus pugnax Poeppig, 1835Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus varicosus Faxon, 1898
Procambarus (Girardiella) gracilis Bundy, 1876Prairie crayfish
Procambarus (Leconticambarus) alleni Faxon, 1884Blue Cray Fish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) pearsei Creaser, 1934Carolina Sandhills Crayfish
Procambarus (Procambarus) digueti Bouvier, 1897Mottled pea crab
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Samastacus spinifrons Philippi, 1882River Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Northern South America
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
7
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
6
17
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