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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
38
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
33 Families width 45 Species and 1 Subspecies
#AHTCPOLEGNIS
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802Freshwater Isopods2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Leuconidae Sars, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae (Milne-Edwards, 1837)1SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids3SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp0SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae (Latreille, 1802)Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton County
38 Genera with 45 Species
#ACEGHILMNOPST
Alpheus Fabricius, 1927pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitrus Hurley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 1804Pill bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1818Cave Obligate Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Conasellus Stammer, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cylisticus Schnitzler, 17781SpeciesTaxom
Eudorella Norman, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Euphausia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1758Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Idotea Fabricius, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Monodgnathia Cohen & Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Oniscus Linnaeus, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18173SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Squilla Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipus Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscus Brandt, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
45 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Haswell, 1879Gammarid amphipod
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804Carpenter
Caecidotea communis (Say, 1818)⇒ Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Conasellus communis Say, 1818
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Cylisticus convexus De Geer, 1778Curly Woodlouse
Eudorella truncatula Bate, 1856
Euphausia krohni (Brandt, 1851)⇒ Euphausia krohnii Brandt, 1851
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Idotea balthica Pallas, 1772Baltic Isopod
Idotea metallica (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Idotea ostroumovi Sowinsky, 1895
Idotea phosphorea Harger, 1873Maui peperomia
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Monodgnathia ponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Oniscus asellus Linnaeus, 1758Common Shiny Woodlouse
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Palaemonetes pugio Holthuis, 1949Daggerblade grass shrimp
Philoscia muscorum Scopoli, 1763Common striped woodlouse
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804Dooryard sowbug
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804Common rough woodlouse
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Squilla empusa (Say, 1818)⇒ Faughnia haani Holthuis, 1959
Trachelipus rathkii Brandt, 1833Isopod
Trichoniscus pusillus Brandt, 1833Common pygmy woodlouse

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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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