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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
172
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
171
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
148
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
7
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
3 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritania
7 Genera with 16 Species
Acantharctus Holthuis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Justitia Holthuis, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 19173SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritania
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963
Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837Long-handed Spiny Lobster
Justitia longimanus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911Pink spiny lobster
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles talismani (Bouvier, 1917)⇒ Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Polycheles typhlops typhlops Heller, 1862
Scyllarus arctus Linnaeus, 1758Broad lobster
Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Scyllarus posteli (Forest, 1963)⇒ Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963
Scyllarus pygmaeus Bate, 1888Pygmy locust lobster
Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis sculpta (Smith, 1880)⇒ Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Stereomastis talismani Bouvier, 1917

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Mauritania
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org