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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
275
651
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sri Lanka
72 Families width 651 Species and 26 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp27SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps22SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab8SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 183510SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish10SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 191058SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps48SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181911SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab54SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18963SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Sicyonellidae Vereshchaka, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898Rock shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903Mud shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs59SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Sri Lanka
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
71
273
649
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderEuphausiacea
Dana, 1852
euphausiaceans, Euphausiid shrimps, Krill
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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