Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Benin (West Africa)
List of families for Benin
32 Families width 51 Species and 1 Subspecies #AOGCPDESHLMXI
| Acanthephyridae (Dana, 1852) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858 | Mole crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Alpheid shrimp | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atyidae De Haan, 1849 | Atyid shrimps | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Swimming Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Penaeid shrimps | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819 | Squat lobsters | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849) | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Palaemonid Shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictosomatidae Wolff, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palinuridae Latreille, 1802 | Crawfish | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Squillidae Latreille, 1802 | Squillid mantis shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamonautidae Bott, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Benin
44 Genera with 51 Species #ABCEFGHLMOPQS
| Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Afruca Crane, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Albunea Weber, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1878 | pistol shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atya Leach, 1875 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathygnathia Dollfus, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1859 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1851 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 1883 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1898 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cronius Stimpson, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusina Smith, 1981 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euryrhynchina Powell, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 1967 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Galathea Fabricius, 1970 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammarus Fabricius, 1758 | Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathia Leach, 1994 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Goniopsis De Haan, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Guinearma Shahdadi & S..., 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatus Latreille, 1785 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1834 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 1889 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Macrobrachium Bate, 1910 | Long-clawed freshwater prawns | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Melicertus Rafinesque, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictosoma Wolff, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1758 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurus Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panulirus White, 1804 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parapenaeopsis Alcock, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Penaeus Fabricius, 1798 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1902 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Polybius Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudomedaeus Guinot, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 2018 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Quadrivisio Stebbing, 2019 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1825 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sicyonia H. Milne-Edw..., 1952 | Rock shrimps | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Squilla Fabricius, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sudanonautes Bott, 1853 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Benin
51 Species and 1 Subspecies | Acanthephyra microphthalma (Smith, 1885) | ⇒ Heterogenys microphthalma Smith, 1885 | | Afruca tangeri Eydoux, 1835 | Barrilete | | Albunea carabus Linnaeus, 1758 | Mole Crab | | Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878 | | | Atya africana Bouvier, 1904 | | | Atya gabonensis Giebel, 1875 | African fan shrimp | | Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859 | Box Crab | | Callinectes gladiator Benedict, 1893 | | | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883 | African caridina | | Charybdis (Charybdis) hellerii A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Indo-Pacific Swimming Crab | | Clibanarius africanus Aurivillus, 1898 | | | Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818 | Blackpoint sculling crab | | Ethusina beninia Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Euryrhynchina edingtonae Powell, 1976 | | | Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939 | Bait shrimp | | Farfantepenaeus notialis Pérez Farfante, 1967 | Southern pink shrimp | | Galathea venusta Miyake & Baba, 1970 | | | Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758 | | | Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994 | | | Goniopsis pelii Herklots, 1851 | | | Grapsus adscensionis Osbeck, 1765 | East Atlantic Sally Lightfoot Crab | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Guinearma huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785 | Flecked box crab | | Libinia spinosa H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Spiny Sea Spider Crab | | Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889) | ⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987 | | Macrobrachium dux Lenz, 1910 | Congo River prawn | | Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | Caramote prawn | | Mictosoma ramosum Hansen, 1916 | | | Ocypode africana De Man, 1881 | African ghost crab | | Ocypode cursor Linnaeus, 1758 | Tufted ghost crab | | Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858 | Dark shore crab | | Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hermit crab | | Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804 | Caribbean spiny lobster | | Parapenaeopsis atlantica Balss, 1914 | Guinea shrimp | | Penaeus kerathurus (Forskal, 1775) | ⇒ Melicertus kerathurus Forskål, 1775 | | Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798 | Asian tiger shrimp | | Pilumnopeus africanus De Man, 1902 | | | Polybius (Necora) corrugatus (Pennant, 1777) | ⇒ Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | | Pseudomedaeus africanus Monod, 1956 | | | Pseudoniphargus djemoi Dole-Olivier..., 2018 | | | Quadrivisio laleyei Gnohossou & ..., 2019 | | | Sesarma (Chiromantes) huzardi Desmarest, 1825 | | | Sicyonia carinata Brünnich, 1768 | Mediterranean rock shrimp | | Sicyonia galeata Holthuis, 1952 | Tufted rock shrimp | | Squilla mantis Linnaeus, 1758 | Long Bodied Crab | | Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788 | Arrow crab | | Sudanonautes africanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | African River Crab | | Sudanonautes aubryi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | Aubry's Crab |
Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Benin
Links, sources and further information Malacostraca at artfakta.se
Malacostraca at biodiversity.org.au
Malacostraca at dyntaxa.se
Malacostraca at gbif.org
Malacostraca at irmng.org
Malacostraca at itis.gov
Malacostraca at marinespecies.org
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