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Checklist for Infraorder Astacidea Latreille, 1802 (Crayfish)
and region Windward Islands (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
511
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
172
510
913
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
98
343
710
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
97
341
708
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
317
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Windward Islands
3 Families width 12 Species
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster8SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Windward Islands
10 Genera with 12 Species
Acanthacaris Bate, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Eunephrops S. I. Smith, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 1872
0SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastocheles Wood-Mason, 18731SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Windward Islands
12 Species
Acanthacaris caeca Milne Edwards, 1881Atlantic Deep-sea Lobster
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) striatus Hay, 1902Ambiguous Crayfish
Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) diogenes Girard, 1852Chimney crayfish
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Eunephrops cadenasi Chace, 1939Scullptured lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Metanephrops binghami Boone, 1927Caribbean lobster
Nephropsis aculeata Smith, 1881Florida lobsterette
Nephropsis agassizii A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Prickly lobsterette
Nephropsis rosea Bate, 1888Rosy lobsterette
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutissimus Girard, 1852Sharpnose Crayfish
Thaumastocheles zaleucus Thomson, 1873Atlantic deep-sea lobster

Subnodes of Astacidea with occurrences in Windward Islands
SuperfamilyAstacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater lobsters, Mudbugs, Northern hemisphere crawfish
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
6
8
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

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