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Checklist for Family Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 (shovel-nosed lobsters)
and region Papua New Guinea (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
246
1090
2530
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
245
1089
2527
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
134
788
2104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
133
784
2097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
124
745
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Palinura
Scholtz & Richter, 1995
3
21
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Palinuroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyScyllaridae
Latreille, 1825
Shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters
12
17
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Papua New Guinea
12 Genera with 17 Species
Bathyarctus Holthuis, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Chelarctus Holthuis, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Eduarctus Holthuis, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Galearctus Holthuis, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gibbularctus Holthuis, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Ibacus Leach, 18242SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 19602SpeciesTaxom
Petrarctus Holthuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Scammarctus Holthuis, 19461SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarides Gill, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 19462SpeciesTaxom
Thenus Leach, 20073SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Papua New Guinea
17 Species
Bathyarctus rubens Alcock & And..., 1894Ghost Marstonia
Chelarctus aureus Holthuis, 1963Locust Lobster
Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881Slipper Lobster
Galearctus aurora Holthuis, 1982
Ibacus brevipes Bate, 1888Serrate fan lobster
Ibacus ciliatus (Von Siebold, 1824)⇒ Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Parribacus caledonicus Holthuis, 1960Caledonian Mitten Lobster
Petrarctus brevicornis Holthuis, 1946Blue-back Locust Lobster
Scammarctus batei Holthuis, 1946Soft Locust Lobster
Scyllarides haanii De Haan, 1841Aesop Slipper Lobster
Scyllarides squammosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Blunt Slipper Lobster
Scyllarus aurora (Holthuis, 1982)⇒ Galearctus aurora Holthuis, 1982
Scyllarus demani (Holthuis, 1946)⇒ Petrarctus demani Holthuis, 1946
Thenus australiensis Burton & Davie, 2007Reef Bug
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793Bay lobster
Thenus parindicus Burton & Davie, 2007Moreton Bay Bug

Subnodes of Scyllaridae with occurrences in Papua New Guinea
SubfamilyArctidinae
Holthuis, 1985
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyIbacinae
Holthuis, 1985
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyScyllarinae
Latreille, 1825
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyTheninae
Holthuis, 1985
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Scyllaridae at biodiversity.org.au
Scyllaridae at gbif.org
Scyllaridae at irmng.org
Scyllaridae at itis.gov
Scyllaridae at marinespecies.org