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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Somaliland (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
9
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
9
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
9
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
6
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Somaliland
6 Families width 9 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Somaliland
7 Genera with 9 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1838pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Parapagurus Smith, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Somaliland
9 Species
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) cruciata (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Charybdis feriata Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Parapagurus andersoni Henderson, 1896
Philyra globosa
Philyra globus Fabricius, 1775
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Somaliland
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
2
2
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