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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
257
382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
198
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Lesser Antilles
78 Families width 303 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp17SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes0SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988Reef lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192914SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18748SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster3SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps29SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish4SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab10SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18934SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Xiphocarididae Ortmann, 18951SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Lesser Antilles
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
6
15
24
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
71
182
278
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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