Species list, Checklist of Family Scyllaridae (shovel-nosed lobsters) for Saudi Arabia (Near East)

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Checklist for Family Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 (shovel-nosed lobsters)
and region Saudi Arabia (Near East)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	104 346 566	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	104 346 566	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	70 272 462	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	69 270 458	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	63 254 430	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802	2 6 8	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 Shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters	4 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Saudi Arabia
4 Genera with 5 Species

Biarctus Holthuis, 1852	1	Species	Taxom
Scyllarides Gill, 1967	2	Species	Taxom
Scyllarus Fabricius, 1962	1	Species	Taxom
Thenus Leach, 1793	1	Species	Taxom

Species list for Saudi Arabia
5 Species

Biarctus vitiensis Dana, 1852	Fiji Locust Lobster
Scyllarides haanii De Haan, 1841	Aesop Slipper Lobster
Scyllarides tridacnophaga Holthuis, 1967	Clamkiller slipper lobster
Scyllarus longidactylus (Harada, 1962)	⇒ Biarctus vitiensis Dana, 1852
Thenus orientalis Lund, 1793	Bay lobster

Subnodes of Scyllaridae with occurrences in Saudi Arabia

Subfamily	Arctidinae Holthuis, 1985	1 2	Genus Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825	2 2	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Theninae Holthuis, 1985	1 1	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