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Checklist for Infraorder Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995
and region Virgin Islands (Leeward Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
163
368
602
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
162
366
600
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
219
414
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
75
202
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
8
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virgin Islands
3 Families width 12 Species
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters4SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virgin Islands
8 Genera with 12 Species
Cardus Galil, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Justitia Holthuis, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Pentacheles Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Polycheles Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 19173SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virgin Islands
12 Species
Cardus crucifer Thomson, 1873
Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837Long-handed Spiny Lobster
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 typhlops Heller, 1862
Scyllarides aequinoctialis Lund, 1793Crayfish
Scyllarus americanus Smith, 1869American slipper lobster
Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960Chace slipper lobster
Scyllarus faxoni Bouvier, 1917

Subnodes of Palinura with occurrences in Virgin Islands
SuperfamilyEryonoidea
De Haan, 1841
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinura at marinespecies.org