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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
77 Families width 664 Species and 13 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185223SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp59SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 198610SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps15SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps38SpeciesTaxom
Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 19916SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18927SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp22SpeciesTaxom
Ctenochelidae Manning & Fe..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19002SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters13SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp31SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab3SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201014SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187434SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18847SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster5SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps46SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish9SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp21SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab23SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps15SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters12SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Eastern Atlantic Ocean
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
12
35
144
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
2
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAxiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps
3
12
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
31
61
97
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
91
302
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
11
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps
2
6
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderThalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
4
24
54
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