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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
15
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
5 Families width 37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 187916SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster13SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
15 Genera with 37 Species
Astacus Fabricius, 1758Crayfish1SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom
Hoploparia Mccoy, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 19345SpeciesTaxom
Samastacus Riek, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Thymops Holthuis, 20122SpeciesTaxom
Thymopsis Holthuis, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Virilastacus Hobbs, 20054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
37 Species and 1 Subspecies
Astacus astacus astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Homarus meridionalis
Hoploparia antarctica Wilckens, 1907
Hoploparia arbei Aguirre-Urreta, 1989
Hoploparia longimana Sowerby, 1826
Hoploparia stokesi Weller, 1903
Metanephrops rossensis Feldmann, 1989
Metanephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903Urugavian lobster
Nephrops rubellus (Moreira, 1903)⇒ Metanephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis occidentalis Faxon, 1893Pacific lobsterette
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens, 1869
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus chiliensis
Parastacus defossus Faxon, 1898
Parastacus nicoleti Philippi, 1882
Parastacus pilimanus von Martens, 1869
Parastacus pugnax Poeppig, 1835Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus saffordi Faxon, 1898
Parastacus varicosus Faxon, 1898
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) mexicanus Erichson, 1846
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) rodriguezi Hobbs, 1943
Procambarus (Austrocambarus) veracruzanus Villalobos, 1954
Procambarus (Girardiella) regiomontanus Villalobos, 1954
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) pearsei Creaser, 1934Carolina Sandhills 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 Southern South America
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
7
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
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