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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Dauphin Island (Mobile County, Alabama, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
17
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
11
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Dauphin Island
9 Families width 10 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Dauphin Island
11 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Fallicambarus Hobbs, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Lepidopa Stimpson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Dauphin Island
10 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Fallicambarus (Creaserinus) danielae Hobbs, 1975Speckled burrowing crayfish
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Lepidopa benedicti Schmitt, 1935
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Pagurus criniticornis Dana, 1852
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Procambarus (Scapulicambarus) clarkii Girard, 1852American crayfish

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Dauphin Island
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
5
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