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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
86 Families width 737 Species
#ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUVX
Acanthephyridae Dana, 185219SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp25SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 19852SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18924SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18928SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs22SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 19001SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab18SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192925SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 201015SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 187428SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster6SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181915SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab9SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab29SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892Scissorfoot shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190016SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs31SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
12
37
112
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
3
8
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAxiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps
1
5
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
208
431
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
59
144
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
10
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderStenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderThalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
2
8
11
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