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Checklist for Family Nephropidae Dana, 1852 (Clawed Lobster)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
12
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Nephropoidea
Dana, 1852
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyNephropidae
Dana, 1852
Clawed Lobster, Clawed lobsters, Lobster, Lobsters
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
4 Genera with 7 Species
Homarus Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Metanephrops Jenkins, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Nephropsis Wood-Mason, 18884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
7 Species
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Metanephrops rubellus Moreira, 1903Urugavian lobster
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 rosea Bate, 1888Rosy lobsterette

Subnodes of Nephropidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyNephropinae
Dana, 1852
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyThymopinae
Holthuis, 1974
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Nephropidae at artfakta.se
Nephropidae at biodiversity.org.au
Nephropidae at dyntaxa.se
Nephropidae at gbif.org
Nephropidae at irmng.org
Nephropidae at itis.gov
Nephropidae at marinespecies.org