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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region North Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
181 Families width 900 Species and 6 Subspecies
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Acanthaspidiidae Just, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Acanthephyridae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Agathotanaidae Lang, 197111SpeciesTaxom
Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 19865SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Anarthruridae Lang, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Antarcturidae Kussakin & V..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Antheluridae Kensley & Sc..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Anuropidae Stebbing, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Apseudidae Leach, 181412SpeciesTaxom
Arcturidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Aristiidae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967Bathysquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 190116SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18159SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Ceratocumatidae Calman, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Chaetiliidae Dana, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods12SpeciesTaxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851Land hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 20027SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors4SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914)3SpeciesTaxom
Desmosomatidae Brix, 200640SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 185642SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Entoniscidae Kossmann, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eucopiidae Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 183715SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters3SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Haploniscidae Hansen, 191623SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids5SpeciesTaxom
Hyssuridae Wägele, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 181914SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18385SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomesidae Hansen, 19165SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Janirellidae Menzies, 19565SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 189710SpeciesTaxom
Katianiridae Svavarsson, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lampropidae Sars, 187815SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptanthuridae Poore, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathiidae Sieg, 19767SpeciesTaxom
Leuconidae Sars, 187831SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850Gribble3SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab3SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Macrostylidae Hansen, 19168SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab6SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931)1SpeciesTaxom
Mictosomatidae Wolff, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20107SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 186437SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 182516SpeciesTaxom
Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 186632SpeciesTaxom
Nannoniscidae Hansen, 191612SpeciesTaxom
Nebaliidae Samouelle, 181910SpeciesTaxom
Nebaliopsididae Hessler, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Neotanaidae Lang, 19564SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster4SpeciesTaxom
Nototanaidae Sieg, 197611SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps15SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish3SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Paramunnidae Vanhöffen, 19146SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab5SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab29SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 19769SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890Hingebeak shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Santiidae Wilson, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Sicafodiidae Just, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891Solenocerid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Sphyrapidae Gutu, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872Glass sponge shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 20025SpeciesTaxom
Tanaissuidae Bird & Larsen, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoriellidae Lowry & Stod..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Typhlotanaidae (Sieg, 1986)5SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPhyllocarida
Packard, 1879
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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