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Checklist for Family Parastacidae Huxley, 1879
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
196
1437
6560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
193
1424
6480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
179
1355
6188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
8
46
696
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
12
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
8
25
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North America
8 Genera with 25 Species
Aenigmastacus Feldmann, Sc..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Astacopsis Huxley, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies7SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Geocharax E. M. Clark, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Paranephrops White, 1842Koura1SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 18982SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
25 Species
Aenigmastacus crandalli Feldmann, Sc..., 2011
Astacopsis franklini Gray, 1845
Astacopsis gouldi Clark, 1936Giant Freshwater Crayfish
Cherax cuspidatus Riek, 1969Cusped Crayfish
Cherax depressus Riek, 1951Orange-fingered Yabby
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax glaber Riek, 1967Koonac
Cherax nucifraga Short, 1991
Cherax pallidus Holthuis, 1949Mountain nettle
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus karnanga Horwitz, 1990Karnanga
Engaeus leptorhynchus Clark, 1936
Euastacus armatus von Martens, 1866Freshwater cray
Euastacus australasiensis H. Milne-Edw..., 1837Sydney Crayfish
Euastacus dangadi Morgan, 1997Small Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus diversus Riek, 1969Orbost Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus hirsutus McCulloch, 1917Southern Hairy Crayfish
Euastacus spinifer Heller, 1865Giant Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus woiwuru Morgan, 1986Central Highlands Spiny Crayfish
Euastacus yarraensis Mccoy, 1888Southern Victorian Spiny Crayfish
Geocharax falcata Clark, 1941Western Bush Yabby
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842Northern Koura
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus varicosus Faxon, 1898


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