Species list, Checklist of Superfamily Palinuroidea for Dominica (Windward Islands)

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Checklist for Superfamily Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Dominica (Windward Islands)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	103 218 324	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	103 218 324	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	78 170 270	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	77 168 268	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	70 150 246	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995	3 7 12	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802	2 4 6	Families Genera Species	Taxom

List of families for Dominica
2 Families width 6 Species

Palinuridae Latreille, 1802	Crawfish	4	Species	Taxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825	Shovel-nosed lobsters	2	Species	Taxom

Genera for Dominica
4 Genera with 6 Species

Species list for Dominica
6 Species

Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837	Long-handed Spiny Lobster
Justitia longimanus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)	⇒ Justitia longimana H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804	Caribbean spiny lobster
Panulirus guttatus Latreille, 1804	Guinea Chick Lobster
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793	Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Scyllarides aequinoctialis Lund, 1793	Crayfish

Subnodes of Palinuroidea with occurrences in Dominica

Family	Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 Crawfish, Crayfish, furry lobsters, Langouste, Rock lobsters, Sea crayfish, spiny lobster, Spiny lobsters	2 4	Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom

Links, sources and further information

Palinuroidea at artfakta.se
Palinuroidea at dyntaxa.se
Palinuroidea at marinespecies.org