Species list, Checklist of Subfamily Scyllarinae for Tanzania (East Africa)

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Checklist for Subfamily Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825
and region Tanzania (East Africa)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	157 518 1014	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	156 517 1012	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	81 341 735	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	81 341 735	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	74 319 695	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Palinura Scholtz & Richter, 1995	3 12 22	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Palinuroidea Latreille, 1802	2 11 21	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825 Shovel-nosed lobsters, Slipper lobster, Slipper lobsters	8 12	Genera Species	Taxom
Subfamily	Scyllarinae Latreille, 1825	3 5	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Tanzania
3 Genera with 5 Species

Species list for Tanzania
5 Species

Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881	Slipper Lobster
Petrarctus rugosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)	⇒ Petractus rugosus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Scyllarus americanus Smith, 1869	American slipper lobster
Scyllarus batei (Holthuis, 1946)	⇒ Scammarctus batei Holthuis, 1946
Scyllarus martensii (Pfeffer, 1881)	⇒ Eduarctus martensii Pfeffer, 1881

Links, sources and further information

Scyllarinae at biodiversity.org.au
Scyllarinae at itis.gov
Scyllarinae at marinespecies.org