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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Southern Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
32
36
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
35
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Alberta
10 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Alberta
11 Genera with 11 Species
Albunea Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Orconectes Cope, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeus Smith, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Paratya Miers, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Alberta
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758Mole Crab
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Orconectes (Gremicambarus) virilis Hagen, 1870Common Crawfish
Paguristes calliopsis Forest & De ..., 1967
Parapenaeus fissuroides erythraeus Crosnier, 1986
Paratya australiensis Kemp, 1917Australian Paratya
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Southern Alberta
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
10
10
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