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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Mauritania (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
210
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
172
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
171
319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritania
65 Families width 319 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 185213SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183810SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab4SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab9SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20104SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18743SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters7SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab22SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters6SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 185227SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs8SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Mauritania
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
18
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
59
148
263
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySergestoidea
Dana, 1852
sergestid shrimps, sergestoid shrimps
1
5
27
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