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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Cooper River (Berkeley County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cooper River
7 Families width 10 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cooper River
8 Genera with 10 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18573SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cooper River
10 Species
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Cooper River
InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
3
3
3
Families
Genera
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