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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
3 Families width 22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters10SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish5SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
12 Genera with 22 Species
Ibacus Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Jasus Parker, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrarctus Holthuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18803SpeciesTaxom
Sagmariasus Holthuis, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 05SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18783SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
22 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ibacus peronii Leach, 1815Balmain Bug
Jasus edwardsii Hutton, 1875New Zealand Spiny Lobster
Jasus lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cape Crayfish
Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900Southern spiny lobster
Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758East Coast Rock Lobster
Panulirus homarus homarus Linnaeus, 1758
Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Petrarctus demani Holthuis, 1946
Polycheles demani (Stebbing, 1917)⇒ Pentacheles validus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Sagmariasus verreauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1851Australian Crayfish
Scyllarides elisabethae Ortmann, 1894Cape Locust Lobster
Scyllarides nodifer Stimpson, 1866Ridged slipper lobster
Scyllarus americanus Smith, 1869American slipper lobster
Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960Chace slipper lobster
Scyllarus depressus Smith, 1881Scaled slipper lobster
Scyllarus elisabethae (Ortmann, 1894)⇒ Scyllarides elisabethae Ortmann, 1894
Scyllarus elizabethae
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis suhmi Bate, 1878
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Cape
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
9
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org