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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Western Province (Sri Lanka)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
24
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
24
36
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
25
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
14 Families width 40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
25 Genera with 40 Species
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Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18927SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Coenobita Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Fenneropenaeus Pérez Farfante, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Lupocycloporus Alcock, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1857Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom
Melicertus Rafinesque, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Metapenaeus Wood-Mason &..., 1896metapenaeus shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1852Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Parapanope De Man, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Parasesarma De Man, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Parribacus Dana, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Perbrinckia Bott, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosesarma Serène & Soh, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Scylla De Haan, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Solenocera Lucas, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Thalamita Latreille, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Trapezia Latreille, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xiphonectes A. Milne Edw..., 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Province (Sri Lanka)
40 Species and 4 Subspecies
Caridina fernandoi Arudpragasam..., 1962
Caridina gracilirostris De Man, 1892Mosquito shrimp
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Caridina nilotica bengalensis De Man, 1908
Caridina nilotica gracilipes de Man, 1892
Caridina nilotica simoni
Caridina weberi sumatrensis De Man, 1892
Charybdis (Charybdis) natator Herbst, 1794Ridged Swimming Crab
Coenobita cavipes Stimpson, 1858Kauila
Fenneropenaeus indicus H.Milne Edwards, 1837Banana Prawn
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Lupocycloporus gracilimanus Stimpson, 1858
Macrobrachium equidens Dana, 1852Rough river prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Macrobrachium vollenhovenii Herklots, 1857African river prawn
Melicertus canaliculatus Olivier, 1811Striped Prawn
Melicertus latisulcatus Kishinouye, 1896Blue-legged King Prawn
Metapenaeus dobsoni Miers, 1878Kadal shrimp
Metapenaeus elegans De Man, 1907Fine shrimp
Metapenaeus monoceros Fabricius, 1798Brown shrimp
Metapenaeus moyebi Kishinouye, 1896Moyebi shrimp
Ocypode platytarsis (H. Milne Edw..., 1852)⇒ Ocypode brevicornis H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Palaemon (Palaemon) concinnus Dana, 1852Mangrove Prawn
Panulirus polyphagus Herbst, 1793Mud Rock Lobster
Parapanope serenei Guinot & Ng, 1985
Parapenaeopsis cornuta (Kishinouye, 1900)⇒ Kishinouyepenaeopsis cornuta Kishinouye, 1900
Parapenaeopsis stylifera H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coromandel shrimp
Parasesarma bengalense Davie, 2003
Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793Sculptured Mitten Lobster
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Penaeus semisulcatus De Haan, 1844Green Tiger Prawn
Perbrinckia scansor Ng, 1995Sri Lanka tree crab
Portunus (Portunus) convexus De Haan, 1835
Portunus (Portunus) pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758Alimasag
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Pseudosesarma edwardsi De Man, 1887
Scylla serrata Forsskål, 1775Black crab
Solenocera bedokensis Hall, 1962Pond apple
Solenocera crassicornis H.Milne Edwards, 1837Coastal mud shrimp
Thalamita prymna Herbst, 1803Blue-spined Swimming Crab
Thalamita woodmasoni Alcock, 1899
Trapezia septata Dana, 1852Coral Crab
Xiphonectes hastatoides Fabricius, 1798

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Western Province (Sri Lanka)
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
14
25
40
Families
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