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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
247
496
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
85 Families width 496 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Aeglidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretidae Beurlen, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18920SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Lomisidae Bouvier, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab10SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Micheleidae Sakai, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192927SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18749SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab8SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab29SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892Scissorfoot shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19004SpeciesTaxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185225SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185121SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 18952SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Jamaica
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
20
44
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
221
427
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
6
25
Family
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