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Checklist for Superfamily Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		135
301
437		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
300
436		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
183
295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		71
183
295		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
160
263		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 		Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
2
7
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 		Palinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
10		Families
Genera
Species		 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
2 Families width 10 Species
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters5SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
7 Genera with 10 Species
Galearctus Holthuis, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Linuparus White, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Palinurus Weber, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
10 Species
Galearctus timidus Holthuis, 1960
Linuparus somniosus Berry & George, 1972African spear lobster
Palinurus delagoae Barnard, 1926Natal spiny lobster
Palinurus gilchristi Stebbing, 1900Southern spiny lobster
Panulirus burgeri (De Haan, 1841)⇒ Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758
Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758East Coast Rock Lobster
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Scyllarus bicuspidatus (De Man, 1905)⇒ Crenarctus bicuspidatus De Man, 1905
Scyllarus ornatus (Holthuis, 1960)⇒ Acantharctus ornatus Holthuis, 1960
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster

Subnodes of Palinuroidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyPalinuridae
Latreille, 1802
Crawfish, Crayfish, furry lobsters, Langouste, Rock lobsters, Sea crayfish, spiny lobster, Spiny lobsters		3
5		Genera
Species
Taxom

FamilyScyllaridae
Latreille, 1825
shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters		4
5		Genera
Species
Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Palinuroidea at artfakta.se
Palinuroidea at dyntaxa.se
Palinuroidea at marinespecies.org