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Checklist for Superfamily Parastacoidea Huxley, 1879 (Crayfishes)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
160
944
3732
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
934
3671
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
874
3445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
6
25
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
3
9
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South America
3 Families width 30 Species
Parastacidae Huxley, 187927SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae (de Saint Lau..., 1988)Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South America
9 Genera with 30 Species
Cherax Erichson, 1912Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Engaeus Erichson, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopus Milne-Edwards, 1865Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hoplometopus Holthuis, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Paranephrops White, 1842Koura1SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 189816SpeciesTaxom
Samastacus Riek, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Virilastacus Hobbs, 20054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
30 Species
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Cherax tenuimanus Smith, 1912Hairy marron
Engaeus cymus Clark, 1936North-eastern Burrowing Crayfish
Engaeus mallacoota Horwitz, 1990Mallacoota burrowing crayfish
Enoplometopus antillensis Lüken, 1865Atlantic reef lobster
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Hoplometopus antillensis (Lütken, 1865)⇒ Acanthacaris tenuimana Bate, 1888
Paranephrops planifrons White, 1842Northern Koura
Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens, 1869
Parastacus buckupi Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus chiliensis
Parastacus defossus Faxon, 1898
Parastacus fluviatilis Ribeiro & Bu..., 2016Highland Streams Crayfish
Parastacus laevigatus Buckup and R..., 1980Smooth mussel crab
Parastacus macanudo Huber, Rockh..., 2020Macanudo crayfish
Parastacus nicoleti Philippi, 1882
Parastacus pilicarpus Huber, Ribei..., 2018
Parastacus pilimanus von Martens, 1869
Parastacus promatensis Fontoura & C..., 2008
Parastacus pugnax Poeppig, 1835Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus saffordi Faxon, 1898
Parastacus tuerkayi Ribeiro, Hub..., 2017
Parastacus varicosus Faxon, 1898
Samastacus araucanius Faxon, 1914
Samastacus spinifrons Philippi, 1882River Crayfish
Virilastacus araucanius Faxon, 1914
Virilastacus jarai Rudolph & Cr..., 2012Angelino Crayfish
Virilastacus retamali Rudolph & Cr..., 2007Peatland Crayfish
Virilastacus rucapihuelensis Rudolph & Cr..., 2005

Subnodes of Parastacoidea with occurrences in South America
FamilyEnoplometopidae
de Saint Laurent, 1988
Reef lobsters
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGlypheidae
Zittel, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
6
27
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Parastacoidea at artfakta.se
Parastacoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Parastacoidea at itis.gov