Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 104
346
566 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 70
272
462 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 69
270
458 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 63
254
430 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saudi Arabia
63 Families width 430 Species and 1 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPRSTUVX
| Aeglidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Aethridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 54 | Species | Taxom | | Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Axiidae Huxley, 1879 | Lobster shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coenobitidae Dana, 1851 | Land hermit crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 47 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852 | Glass shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 67 | Species | Taxom | | Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890 | Hingebeak shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872 | Glass sponge shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenopodidae Risso, 1826 | Coral shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 2000 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Thoridae Kingsley, 1878 | Anemone shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 50 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Saudi Arabia | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 9
32
67 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps | 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 34
140
227 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 11
61
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 2
6
8 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Stenopodidea
Bate, 1888
coral shrimps, glass sponge shrimps | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
| 4
11
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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