Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Sierra Leone (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 101
221
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 101
221
336 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 68
169
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 68
169
261 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 62
152
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Sierra Leone
62 Families width 231 Species and 5 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMNOPRSTUX
| Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callianassidae Dana, 1852 | Burrowing Ghost Shrimps | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Callichiridae Manning & Fe..., 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Crangonidae Haworth, 1825 | Crangonid Shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988 | Reef lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolytidae Dana, 1852 | Anemone shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819 | King crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmatidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955 | Long-eyed shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oplophoridae Dana, 1852 | Deepsea shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Pandalidae Haworth, 1825 | Pandalid shrimp | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 | Porcelain crab | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Processidae Ortmann, 1896 | Night shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 | Shovel-nosed lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Thiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903 | Mud shrimp | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Sierra Leone | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 8
22
30 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Axiidea
de Saint Laurent, 1979
ghost shrimps, lobster shrimps | 1
1
2 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 35
91
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 13
27
45 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
| 1
1
1 | Family
Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
| 2
7
14 | 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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