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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Somalia (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
269
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
187
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
62
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
171
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
9
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somalia
3 Families width 14 Species
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters9SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somalia
9 Genera with 14 Species
Chelarctus Holthuis, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Eduarctus Holthuis, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Palinustus Milne-Edwards, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Puerulus Ortmann, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somalia
14 Species
Chelarctus cultrifer Ortmann, 1897
Eduarctus aesopius Holthuis, 1960
Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881Slipper Lobster
Palinustus mossambicus Barnard, 1926Buffalo blunthorn lobster
Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758East Coast Rock Lobster
Panulirus versicolor Latreille, 1804Bamboo lobster
Polycheles sculptus S. I. Smith, 1880
Puerulus sewelli Ramadan, 1938Arabian whip lobster
Scyllarides haanii De Haan, 1841Aesop Slipper Lobster
Scyllarides squammosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Blunt Slipper Lobster
Scyllarides tridacnophaga Holthuis, 1967Clamkiller slipper lobster
Scyllarus aesopius Holthuis, 1960
Scyllarus squammosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Scyllarides squammosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Somalia
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
8
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org