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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Afghanistan (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
18
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
18
21
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
15
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Afghanistan
13 Families width 16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae (Ortmann, 1896)3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)2SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae (Samouelle, 1819)King crab1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Afghanistan
15 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1956pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Anapagurus Henderson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Austinograea Hessler & Ma..., 20181SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lithodes Latreille, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Nephrops Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 18161SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Potamon Savigny, 19675SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Afghanistan
16 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Austinograea hourdezi Guinot & Seg..., 2018
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Lithodes maia (Samouelle, 1819)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758Dublin Bay prawn
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816
Porcellana longicornis Linnaeus, 1767Long-clawed porcelain crab
Potamon (Orientopotamon) ruttneri Pretzmann, 1962
Potamon ruttneri turkmenicum Pretzmann, 1962
Potamon (Pontipotamon) ibericum Bieberstein, 1808Bieberstein's freshwater crab
Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
Potamon gedrosianum torbenwolffi (Bott, 1967)⇒ Potamon gedrosianum Alcock, 1909
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Afghanistan
SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
13
15
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Decapoda at artfakta.se
Decapoda at biodiversity.org.au
Decapoda at dyntaxa.se
Decapoda at gbif.org
Decapoda at irmng.org
Decapoda at itis.gov
Decapoda at marinespecies.org