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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
25
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
6 Families width 87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster24SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes30SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187927SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
25 Genera with 87 Species
#ACEGHMNOPSTV
Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Astacus Fabricius, 1858Crayfish3SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18843SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1865Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 03SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hoploparia Mccoy, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Nephropides Manning, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 197610SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paranephrops White, 1842Koura1SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 189816SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Samastacus Riek, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Thymops Holthuis, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Thymopsis Holthuis, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Virilastacus Hobbs, 20054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Astacus pallipes (Lereboullet, 1858)⇒ Austropotamobius pallipes Lereboullet, 1858
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) alvarezi Villalobos, 1952Western pea crab
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) chapalanus Faxon, 1898Chapala Dwarf Crayfish
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) montezumae Saussure, 1857Acocil
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) occidentalis Faxon, 1898
Cambarellus (Cambarellus) prolixus Villalobos &..., 1981Tube pea crab
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Le Conte, 1856Variable Crayfish
Cambarus (Erebicambarus) maculatus Hobbs & Pfli..., 1988Freckled crayfish
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) ludovicianus Faxon, 1884Painted devil 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
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Homarus meridionalis
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Hoploparia antarctica Wilckens, 1907
Hoploparia arbei Aguirre-Urreta, 1989
Hoploparia longimana Sowerby, 1826
Hoploparia stokesi Weller, 1903
Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927Caribbean lobster
Metanephrops rossensis Feldmann, 1989
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) obscurus Hagen, 1870Allegheny crayfish
Orconectes (Crockerinus) propinquus Girard, 1852Northern clearwater crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) hylas Faxon, 1890Woodland crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) luteus Creaser, 1933Golden crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) medius Faxon, 1884Saddleback crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) peruncus Creaser, 1931Big Creek crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) punctimanus Creaser, 1933Spothand crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Orconectes (Trisellescens) etnieri Bouchard & B..., 1976Ets crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842Northern Koura
Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens, 1869
Parastacus buckupi Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus chiliensis
Parastacus defossus Faxon, 1898
Parastacus fluviatilis Ribeiro & Bu..., 2016Highland Streams Crayfish
Parastacus laevigatus Buckup and R..., 1980Smooth mussel crab
Parastacus macanudo Huber, Rockh..., 2020Macanudo crayfish
Parastacus nicoleti Philippi, 1882
Parastacus pilicarpus Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus pilimanus von Martens, 1869
Parastacus promatensis Fontoura & C..., 2008
Parastacus pugnax Poeppig, 1835Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus saffordi Faxon, 1898
Parastacus tuerkayi Ribeiro, Hub..., 2017
Parastacus varicosus Faxon, 1898
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) mexicanus Erichson, 1846
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) pilosimanus Ortmann, 1906
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) rodriguezi Hobbs, 1943
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) veracruzanus Villalobos, 1954
Procambarus (Girardiella) gracilis Bundy, 1876Prairie crayfish
Procambarus (Girardiella) regiomontanus Villalobos, 1954
Procambarus (Leconticambarus) alleni Faxon, 1884Blue Cray Fish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) pearsei Creaser, 1934Carolina Sandhills Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) toltecae Hobbs, 1943
Procambarus (Pennides) ablusus Penn, 1963Hatchie River Crayfish
Procambarus (Procambarus) digueti Bouvier, 1897Mottled pea crab
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Samastacus araucanius Faxon, 1914
Samastacus spinifrons Philippi, 1882River Crayfish
Thymops birsteini Zarenkov & S..., 1972Patagonian lobsterette
Thymops takedai Ahyong, Webe..., 2012
Thymopsis nilenta Holthuis, 1974Nilenta lobsterette
Virilastacus araucanius Faxon, 1914
Virilastacus jarai Rudolph & Cr..., 2012Angelino Crayfish
Virilastacus retamali Rudolph & Cr..., 2007Peatland Crayfish
Virilastacus rucapihuelensis Rudolph & Cr..., 2005

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in South America
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
6
33
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
10
24
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
9
30
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