Checklist for Superfamily Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Ghana (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 87
185
301 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 61
140
243 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 60
135
235 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 54
124
215 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 3
6
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Palinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
5
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Ghana
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Ghana
5 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Ghana
10 Species | Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963 | | | Palinurus rissonii (de Brito Cap..., 1864) | ⇒ Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864 | | Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804 | Caribbean spiny lobster | | Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864 | Blue crawfis | | Panulirus rissoni | | | Panulirus rissonii (Desmarest, 1825) | ⇒ Panulirus regius de Brito Cap..., 1864 | | Scyllarides herklotsii Herklots, 1851 | Red slipper lobster | | Scyllarus caparti Holthuis, 1952 | Common hop | | Scyllarus herklotsii Herklots, 1851 | | | Scyllarus posteli (Forest, 1963) | ⇒ Acantharctus posteli Forest, 1963 |
Subnodes of Palinuroidea with occurrences in Ghana | Family | Palinuridae
Latreille, 1802
Crawfish, Crayfish, furry lobsters, Langouste, Rock lobsters, Sea crayfish, spiny lobster, Spiny lobsters | 2
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Scyllaridae
Latreille, 1825
shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Palinuroidea at artfakta.se
Palinuroidea at dyntaxa.se
Palinuroidea at marinespecies.org
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