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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
35
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Southern Alberta
9 Families width 10 Species
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
10 Genera with 10 Species
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paratya Miers, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
10 Species
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917Australian Paratya
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Southern Alberta
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
2
3
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