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Checklist for Superfamily Astacoidea Latreille, 1802 (Crawdads)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
588
1419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
124
579
1397
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
115
535
1257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
13
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Astacoidea
Latreille, 1802
Crawdads, Crawfish, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Mudbugs
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
2 Families width 7 Species
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes6SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
3 Genera with 7 Species
Orconectes Cope, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pacifastacus Bott, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 19144SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
7 Species
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852Rusty crayfish
Pacifastacus (Pacifastacus) leniusculus Dana, 1852American Signal Crayfish
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Procambarus (Pennides) spiculifer LeConte, 1856White Tubercled Crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) paeninsulanus Faxon, 1914Peninsula Crayfish

Subnodes of Astacoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAstacidae
Latreille, 1802
Astacid crayfishes, Crayfish, Crayfishes, Freshwater crayfish
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCambaridae
Hobbs, 1942
Cambarid crayfishes, Crayfishes
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Astacoidea at artfakta.se
Astacoidea at dyntaxa.se
Astacoidea at itis.gov
Astacoidea at marinespecies.org