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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
62
88
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
70
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
42
66
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Croix
3 Families width 4 Species
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Croix
3 Genera with 4 Species
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Croix
4 Species
Panulirus guttatus Latreille, 1804Guinea Chick Lobster
Polycheles crucifer (Thomson, 1873)⇒ Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Polycheles typhlops Heller, 1862
Scyllarides aequinoctialis Lund, 1793Crayfish

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in St. Croix
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org