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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
3 Families width 17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters9SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae (Latreille, 1802)Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
7 Genera with 17 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 18034SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18625SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 19703SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18802SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
17 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Palinurus elephas Fabricius, 1787Common Crawfish
Palinurus mauritanicus Gruvel, 1911Pink spiny lobster
Palinurus regleyanus Desmarest, 1822
Palinurus vulgaris (Latreille, 1803)⇒ Palinurus elephas Fabricius, 1787
Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles granulatus (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Pentacheles laevis Bate, 1878
Polycheles nanus (S. I. Smith, 1884)⇒ Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Scyllarides latus Latreille, 1803Mediterranean slipper lobster
Scyllarus arctus Linnaeus, 1758Broad lobster
Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Scyllarus subarctus Crosnier, 1970
Stereomastis nana Smith, 1884
Stereomastis sculpta sculpta Smith, 1880

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Morocco
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
3
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org