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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
5
15
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Parastacoidea
Huxley, 1879
Crayfishes, Southern hemisphere crawfish
2
5
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
2 Families width 17 Species
Parastacidae Huxley, 187916SpeciesTaxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 18851SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
5 Genera with 17 Species
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphea Meyer, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Parastacus Huxley, 18989SpeciesTaxom
Samastacus Riek, 18822SpeciesTaxom
Virilastacus Hobbs, 20054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
17 Species
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Glyphea oculata J. Woods, 1957
Parastacus brasiliensis von Martens, 1869
Parastacus caeruleodactylus Ribeiro & Ar..., 2016Blue-fingered Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus chiliensis
Parastacus defossus Faxon, 1898
Parastacus nicoleti Philippi, 1882
Parastacus pilimanus von Martens, 1869
Parastacus pugnax Poeppig, 1835Burrowing Crayfish
Parastacus saffordi Faxon, 1898
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 Southern South America
FamilyGlypheidae
Zittel, 1885
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyParastacidae
Huxley, 1879
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



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