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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Lesser Antilles (Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
182
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
3 Families width 12 Species
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Lesser Antilles
7 Genera with 12 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Justitia Holthuis, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Lesser Antilles
12 Species
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837Long-handed Spiny Lobster
Justitia longimanus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Panulirus guttatus Latreille, 1804Guinea Chick Lobster
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Pentacheles agassizii (C. Heller, 1862)⇒ Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles crucifera Thomson, 1873
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Scyllarides aequinoctialis Lund, 1793Crayfish

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org