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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Scottish Highlands (Scotland, United Kingdom)


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		97
151
219		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
96
150
218		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
45
73		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		31
44
72		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
43
70		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters		4
9
12		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scottish Highlands
4 Families width 12 Species
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18796SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scottish Highlands
9 Genera with 12 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1936Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Geocharax E. M. Clark, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scottish Highlands
12 Species
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Euastacus australasiensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Sydney Crayfish
Euastacus bispinosus Clark, 1936Glenelg River Crayfish
Euastacus kershawi Smith, 1912Gippsland Crayfish
Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865Giant Spiny Crayfish
Geocharax falcata Clark, 1941Western Bush Yabby
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) fallax Hagen, 1870Deceitful Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Scottish Highlands
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish		2
4
4		Families
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
2
2		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish		1
3
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