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Checklist for Family Parastacidae Huxley, 1879
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 2 Species
Engaeus Erichson, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 18661SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
2 Species
Engaeus laevis Clark, 1941Richards Burrowing Crayfish
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray


Links, sources and further information
Parastacidae at artfakta.se
Parastacidae at biodiversity.org.au
Parastacidae at gbif.org
Parastacidae at irmng.org
Parastacidae at itis.gov