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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
257
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
255
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
75
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
71
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
68
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
3 Families width 13 Species
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes10SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
7 Genera with 13 Species
Cambarus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Faxonius Ortmann, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Lacunicambarus Hobbs, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
13 Species
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) robustus Girard, 1852Big water crayfish
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) fodiens Cottle, 1863Digger crayfish
Faxonius limosus Rafinesque, 1817American Crayfish
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Lacunicambarus polychromatus Thoma, Jezer..., 2005Paintedhand Mudbug
Orconectes (Crockerinus) obscurus Hagen, 1870Allegheny crayfish
Orconectes (Crockerinus) propinquus Girard, 1852Northern clearwater crayfish
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
2
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