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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region South Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
11
18
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South Queensland
7 Families width 10 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Erymidae Van Straelen, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South Queensland
9 Genera with 10 Species
Charybdis De Haan, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Cherax Erichson, 1868Yabbies2SpeciesTaxom
Dardanus Paulson, 17961SpeciesTaxom
Enoploclytia M´Coy, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Euastacus Clark, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Ibacus Leach, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Stereomastis Bate, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South Queensland
10 Species
Charybdis (Goniohellenus) truncata Fabricius, 1798
Cherax destructor Clark, 1936Australian yabbi
Cherax quadricarinatus von Martens, 1868Australian red claw crayfish
Dardanus arrosor Herbst, 1796Striated Hermit Crab
Enoploclytia tenuidigitata Woods, 1957
Euastacus sulcatus Riek, 1951Blue Spiny Crayfish
Ibacus chacei Brown & Holt..., 1998Smooth Bug
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918Swollen Spider Crab
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Stereomastis phosphorus Alcock, 1894Pink Blind Lobster

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

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderGlypheidea
Winckler, 1882
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderPalinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
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