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


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		273
1230
3979		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
1229
3976		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
717
2647		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		130
714
2644		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
669
2485		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters		4
11
45		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Asia
4 Families width 45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes18SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187918SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster8SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Asia
11 Genera with 45 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish2SpeciesTaxom
Cambarellus Ortmann, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Cambaroides Faxon, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 19815SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 2017Yabbies20SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18723SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Asia
45 Species and 4 Subspecies
Astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758Broad-clawed Crayfish
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cambarellus (Pandicambarus) puer Hobbs, 1941Swamp dwarf crayfish
Cambaroides japonicus De Haan, 1841Japanese Crayfish
Cambaroides similis Koelbel, 1892Ka-Jae
Cambarus (Cambarus) bartonii Fabricius, 1798Appalachian brook crayfish
Cambarus blandingi acutus
Cambarus (Faxonius) palmeri Faxon, 1884
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) acuminatus Faxon, 1884Acuminate Crayfish
Cambarus (Puncticambarus) parrishi Hobbs, 1981Hiwassee headwater crayfish
Cherax (Astaconephrops) boesemani C. Lukhaup &..., 2008Red brick Crayfish
Cherax (Astaconephrops) gherardii Patoka, Bláh..., 2015Blue-legged Crayfish
Cherax (Astaconephrops) minor Holthuis, 1996
Cherax (Astaconephrops) monticola Holthuis, 1950Brown Coral Crayfish
Cherax (Astaconephrops) pulcher Lukhaup, 2015Hoa Creek Crayfish
Cherax (Cherax) holthuisi Lukhaup & Pekny, 2006Apricot Crayfish
Cherax boschmai Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax buitendijkae Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax communis Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax longipes Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax lorentzi Roux, 1911
Cherax lorentzi aruanus Roux, 1911
Cherax lorentzi lorentzi Roux, 1911
Cherax misolicus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax murido Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax pallidus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax paniaicus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax snowden Lukhaup, Pan..., 2015Red Tip Crayfish
Cherax solus Holthuis, 1949Dede
Cherax warsamsonicus Lukhaup, Epr..., 2017Warsamson River Crayfish
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Metanephrops andamanicus Wood-Mason, 1892Andaman lobster
Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888Red-banded lobster
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Nephrops thomsoni (Bate, 1888)⇒ Metanephrops thomsoni Bate, 1888
Nephropsis atlantica Norman, 1882Scarlet clawed lobster
Nephropsis carpenteri Wood-Mason, 1885Ridge-back lobsterette
Nephropsis stewarti Wood-Mason, 1872Indian Ocean Lobsterette
Orconectes (Buannulifictus) palmeri Creaser, 1933Creole Painted Crayfish
Orconectes (Faxonius) limosus Rafinesque, 1817Delcore Crayfish
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Hespericambarus) difficilis Faxon, 1898Painted crayfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Procambarus (Girardiella) curdi Reimer, 1975Red River Burrowing Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) blandingii Harlan, 1830Santee Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) enoplosternum Hobbs, 1947Black Mottled Crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

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

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
8		Family
Genera
Species
Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish		1
1
18		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