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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
257
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
131 Families width 377 Species and 2 Subspecies
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Acanthephyridae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammaridae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Arcturidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802Freshwater Isopods4SpeciesTaxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802Astacid crayfishes1SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879Lobster shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852Burrowing Ghost Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes10SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Chaetiliidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods3SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods2SpeciesTaxom
Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 185613SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eucopiidae Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 18377SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids18SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884Armored shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids4SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 181913SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18975SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 19330SpeciesTaxom
Laphystiopsidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Leptanthuridae Poore, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathiidae Sieg, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leuconidae Sars, 187810SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850Gribble1SpeciesTaxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819King crab2SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 182511SpeciesTaxom
Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 18663SpeciesTaxom
Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980Nannosquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Nebaliidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster2SpeciesTaxom
Nototanaidae Sieg, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852Deepsea shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocarididae Meek & Worthen, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882Deepwater hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874Blind lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pygocephalidae Brooks, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Santiidae Wilson, 19870SpeciesTaxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825Shovel-nosed lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Sergestidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826Coral shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 187111SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Tealliocarididae Brooks, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tecticipitidae Bruce, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Tyrannophontidae Schram, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19637SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
255
375
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPhyllocarida
Packard, 1879
1
2
2
Family
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