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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Amazon River (Amazon basin)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
27
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
25
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
23
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Amazon River
13 Families width 29 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae (Dana, 1851)2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 183510SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Amazon River
23 Genera with 29 Species
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Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Albunea Weber, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dicranodromia Milne-Edwards, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Dilocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 17832SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchus Miers, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Heterocarpus Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Poppiana Bott, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Pylopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rotundovaldivia Pretzmann, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Tomopagurus A. Milne-Edw..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylus Latreille, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 0Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Valdivia Hulst, 18471SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Amazon River
29 Species
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Albunea gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Surf mole crab
Albunea paretii Guérin-Ménev..., 1853Beach mole crab
Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897Fatfinger marsh crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Dicranodromia simplicia Guinot & Martin, 1995
Dilocarcinus pagei Stimpson, 1861
Dilocarcinus septemdentatus Herbst, 1783
Euryrhynchus amazoniensis Tiefenbacher, 1978
Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881Armed nylon shrimp
Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862Amazon River prawn
Palaemon amazonicus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Macrobrachium amazonicum Heller, 1862
Poppiana argentiniana Rathbun, 1906
Portunus (Portunus) anceps de Saussure, 1857Delicate swimming crab
Pylopagurus discoidalis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Tusk Shell Hermit Crab
Rotundovaldivia latidens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Scyllarus chacei Holthuis, 1960Chace slipper lobster
Scyllarus depressus Smith, 1881Scaled slipper lobster
Sesarma (Holometopus) benedicti (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Armases benedicti Rathbun, 1897
Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871
Sylviocarcinus devillei H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sylviocarcinus maldonadoensis Pretzmann, 1978
Sylviocarcinus pictus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Tomopagurus wassi McLaughlin, 1981Aegean wallflower
Trichodactylus (Dilocarcinus) orbicularis
Trichodactylus (Valdivia) bourgeti (Rathbun, 1905)⇒ Rotundovaldivia latidens A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Uca cordata
Valdivia serrata White, 1847

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Amazon River
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
15
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Pleocyemata at artfakta.se
Pleocyemata at biodiversity.org.au
Pleocyemata at dyntaxa.se
Pleocyemata at itis.gov
Pleocyemata at marinespecies.org