Species list, Checklist of Class Malacostraca (Higher Crustaceans) for South America (America)

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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region South America (America)

Class

Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans

422
2215
7147

Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

List of families for South America
422 Families width 7147 Species and 83 Subspecies

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Acanthaspidiidae Just, 2001		13	Species	Taxom
Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852		38	Species	Taxom
Acanthonotozomellidae Coleman & Ba..., 1991		2	Species	Taxom
Acetidae Vereshchaka, 2017		4	Species	Taxom
Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005		1	Species	Taxom
Aegidae White, 1850		36	Species	Taxom
Aeglidae Dana, 1852		95	Species	Taxom
Aethridae Dana, 1851		6	Species	Taxom
Agathotanaidae Lang, 1971		3	Species	Taxom
Akanthophoreidae Sieg, 1986		2	Species	Taxom
Albuneidae Stimpson, 1858	Mole crabs	18	Species	Taxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989		6	Species	Taxom
Alloniscidae Schmidt, 2003		4	Species	Taxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815	Alpheid shrimp	207	Species	Taxom
Alvinocarididae Christoffersen, 1986		3	Species	Taxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002		5	Species	Taxom
Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 1934		4	Species	Taxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857		41	Species	Taxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871		16	Species	Taxom
Amphionididae Holthuis, 1955		1	Species	Taxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965		43	Species	Taxom
Anapronoidae Bowman & Gruner, 1973		0	Species	Taxom
Anarthruridae Lang, 1971		1	Species	Taxom
Anaspididae (Thomson, 1893)	Tasmanian anaspid crustaceans	1	Species	Taxom
Ancinidae Tattersall, 1905		4	Species	Taxom
Antarcturidae Kussakin & V..., 1998		10	Species	Taxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 1982		36	Species	Taxom
Anuropidae Stebbing, 1893		2	Species	Taxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945		35	Species	Taxom
Apseudidae Leach, 1814		16	Species	Taxom
Archaeoscinidae Stebbing, 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Arcturidae Dana, 1849		57	Species	Taxom
Arcturididae Poore, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891	Gamba prawns	15	Species	Taxom
Aristiidae Lowry & Stod..., 1997		2	Species	Taxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 1831		60	Species	Taxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833	Doodle bugs	18	Species	Taxom
Artesiidae Holsinger, 1980		5	Species	Taxom
Asconiscidae Bonnier, 1900		1	Species	Taxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802	Freshwater Isopods	16	Species	Taxom
Astacidae Latreille, 1802	Astacid crayfishes	3	Species	Taxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893	Horse crabs	10	Species	Taxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849	Atyid shrimps	29	Species	Taxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865		15	Species	Taxom
Austrarcturellidae Poore & Bard..., 1992		1	Species	Taxom
Axiidae Huxley, 1879	Lobster shrimps	20	Species	Taxom
Balloniscidae Araujo & Zaido, 1995		10	Species	Taxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 1987		2	Species	Taxom
Bateidae Stebbing, 1906		7	Species	Taxom
Bathypalaemonellidae de Saint Lau..., 1985		2	Species	Taxom
Bathysquillidae Manning, 1967	Bathysquillid mantis shrimps	1	Species	Taxom
Bathytropidae Vandel, 1952		9	Species	Taxom
Belliidae Dana, 1852		9	Species	Taxom
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891	Benthesicymid shrimps	18	Species	Taxom
Bentheuphausiidae Colosi, 1917		1	Species	Taxom
Blepharipodidae Boyko, 2002	Spiny sand crabs	3	Species	Taxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901		45	Species	Taxom
Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 1936		9	Species	Taxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815		87	Species	Taxom
Bresiliidae Calman, 1896		1	Species	Taxom
Bythograeidae Williams, 1980		4	Species	Taxom
Cabiropidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887		2	Species	Taxom
Calabozoidae Van Lieshout, 1983		1	Species	Taxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837	Box Crab	36	Species	Taxom
Callianassidae Dana, 1852	Burrowing Ghost Shrimps	69	Species	Taxom
Callianideidae Kossmann, 1880		3	Species	Taxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 1895		5	Species	Taxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942	Cambarid crayfishes	30	Species	Taxom
Campylonotidae Sollaud, 1913		4	Species	Taxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802	Edible crabs	28	Species	Taxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814	Ghost shrimps	49	Species	Taxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893	Coral crabs	3	Species	Taxom
Caryocarididae Racheboeuf, ..., 2000		0	Species	Taxom
Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 1972		3	Species	Taxom
Ceratocumatidae Calman, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Chaetiliidae Dana, 1849		17	Species	Taxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964		15	Species	Taxom
Cheidae Thurston, 1982		3	Species	Taxom
Cheluridae Allman, 1847		2	Species	Taxom
Chirostylidae Ortmann, 1892		23	Species	Taxom
Chlorotocellidae Komai, Chan ..., 2019		1	Species	Taxom
Chuneolidae Woltereck, 1909		2	Species	Taxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852	Cave Isopods	77	Species	Taxom
Coenobitidae Dana, 1851	Land hermit crabs	7	Species	Taxom
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 1899		13	Species	Taxom
Coralaxiidae Sakai & de S..., 1989		3	Species	Taxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006		21	Species	Taxom
Coronididae Manning, 1980	Coronidid mantis shrimps	3	Species	Taxom
Corophiidae Leach, 1814		23	Species	Taxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825	Crangonid Shrimp	18	Species	Taxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973	Gammarid amphipods	4	Species	Taxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875	Coral gall crabs	6	Species	Taxom
Cryptoniscidae Kossmann, 1880		1	Species	Taxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815	Whale lice	6	Species	Taxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892		11	Species	Taxom
Cylisticidae Verhoeff, 1949		1	Species	Taxom
Cyllopodidae Bovallius, 1887		1	Species	Taxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897		7	Species	Taxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818	Fish Doctors	100	Species	Taxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 1997		4	Species	Taxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 1974		3	Species	Taxom
Cyproniscidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887		6	Species	Taxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875		2	Species	Taxom
Dairellidae Bovallius, 1887		1	Species	Taxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986		3	Species	Taxom
Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887		1	Species	Taxom
Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914)		0	Species	Taxom
Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006		18	Species	Taxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 1814		10	Species	Taxom
Diastylidae Bate, 1856		35	Species	Taxom
Dikwidae Coleman & Ba..., 1991		1	Species	Taxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892	Left-handed hermit crabs	115	Species	Taxom
Disciadidae Rathbun, 1902		4	Species	Taxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 1953		10	Species	Taxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893		1	Species	Taxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838	Demon-faced crabs	14	Species	Taxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858		1	Species	Taxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833	Sponge crabs	22	Species	Taxom
Dubioniscidae Vandel, 1953		27	Species	Taxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892		2	Species	Taxom
Echinothambematidae Menzies, 1962		0	Species	Taxom
Ectaesthesiidae Ng, Ahyong &..., 2023		1	Species	Taxom
Endevouridae Lowry & Stod..., 1997		1	Species	Taxom
Enoplometopidae de Saint Lau..., 1988	Reef lobsters	2	Species	Taxom
Eophliantidae Sheard, 1936		3	Species	Taxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838	Kelp Crabs	97	Species	Taxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 1871		9	Species	Taxom
Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 2013		1	Species	Taxom
Eriphiidae MacLeay, 1838		1	Species	Taxom
Erymidae Van Straelen, 1924		3	Species	Taxom
Ethusidae Guinot, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000		3	Species	Taxom
Eucopiidae Sars, 1885		5	Species	Taxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999		1	Species	Taxom
Eumunididae A. Milne Edw..., 1900		2	Species	Taxom
Euphausiidae Milne-Edwards, 1837		59	Species	Taxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871		1	Species	Taxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 1838		3	Species	Taxom
Euryrhynchidae Holthuis, 1950		8	Species	Taxom
Eurysquillidae Manning, 1977	Eurysquillid mantis shrimps	4	Species	Taxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 1888		34	Species	Taxom
Exoedicerotidae Barnard & Dr..., 1982		6	Species	Taxom
Expanathuridae Nunomura, 1984		4	Species	Taxom
Falklandellidae Lowry & Myers, 2012		3	Species	Taxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819	Squat lobsters	12	Species	Taxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 1977		4	Species	Taxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813	Gammarids	13	Species	Taxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838	Land crabs	14	Species	Taxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923	Deepsea crabs	14	Species	Taxom
Glypheidae Zittel, 1885		1	Species	Taxom
Glyphocrangonidae Smith, 1884	Armored shrimp	14	Species	Taxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 1814		32	Species	Taxom
Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984		5	Species	Taxom
Gnathostenetroididae Kussakin, 1967		1	Species	Taxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838	Angular crabs	9	Species	Taxom
Gonodactylidae Giesbrecht, 1910	Gonodactylid mantis shrimps	29	Species	Taxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838	Marsh crabs	34	Species	Taxom
Hadziidae Karaman, 1943		3	Species	Taxom
Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 1908		4	Species	Taxom
Hamatipedidae Błażewicz, G..., 2022		1	Species	Taxom
Hapalogastridae Brandt, 1850		1	Species	Taxom
Haplomunnidae Wilson, 1976		3	Species	Taxom
Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916		12	Species	Taxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 1906		4	Species	Taxom
Hekelidae Ferrara, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Hemioniscidae (Bonnier, 1900)		1	Species	Taxom
Hemisquillidae Manning, 1980	Hemisquillid mantis shrimps	2	Species	Taxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871		16	Species	Taxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 1886		1	Species	Taxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825	Mole Crabs	14	Species	Taxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852	Anemone shrimp	30	Species	Taxom
Hirsutiidae Sanders, Hes..., 1985		2	Species	Taxom
Holognathidae G. Thomson, 1904		8	Species	Taxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839	Carrier crabs	4	Species	Taxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899		7	Species	Taxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 1953		42	Species	Taxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957		33	Species	Taxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838		11	Species	Taxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853	Hyperiids	18	Species	Taxom
Hyssuridae Wägele, 1981		4	Species	Taxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 1819		37	Species	Taxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 1838		39	Species	Taxom
Inachoididae Dana, 1851		39	Species	Taxom
Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 1903		2	Species	Taxom
Ipanemidae Barnard & Th..., 1988		1	Species	Taxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 1871		11	Species	Taxom
Isaeidae Dana, 1853		38	Species	Taxom
Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916		12	Species	Taxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899		38	Species	Taxom
Jaeropsidae (Nordenstam, 1933)		1	Species	Taxom
Janirellidae Menzies, 1956		1	Species	Taxom
Janiridae Sars, 1897		36	Species	Taxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 1933		14	Species	Taxom
Kalliapseudidae Lang, 1956		12	Species	Taxom
Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Katianiridae Svavarsson, 1987		0	Species	Taxom
Lampropidae Sars, 1878		10	Species	Taxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 1887		8	Species	Taxom
Laomediidae Borradaile, 1903		2	Species	Taxom
Laphystiopsidae Stebbing, 1899		1	Species	Taxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858	Longleg crabs	3	Species	Taxom
Lepechinellidae Schellenberg, 1926		0	Species	Taxom
Lepidomysidae Clarke, 1961		1	Species	Taxom
Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001		9	Species	Taxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973		12	Species	Taxom
Leptognathiidae Sieg, 1976		3	Species	Taxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004		7	Species	Taxom
Leuconidae Sars, 1878		25	Species	Taxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819	Nut crabs	50	Species	Taxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 1852		21	Species	Taxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814	Rock lice	16	Species	Taxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899		19	Species	Taxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850	Gribble	13	Species	Taxom
Lithodidae Samouelle, 1819	King crab	38	Species	Taxom
Lomisidae Bouvier, 1895		1	Species	Taxom
Lophogastridae Sars, 1870		5	Species	Taxom
Luciferidae De Haan, 1849		4	Species	Taxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 1879		8	Species	Taxom
Lycaeopsidae Chevreux, 1913		2	Species	Taxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 1849		70	Species	Taxom
Lysiosquillidae Giesbrecht, 1910	Lysiosquillid mantis shrimps	8	Species	Taxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 1852		26	Species	Taxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851		2	Species	Taxom
Macrostylidae Hansen, 1916		4	Species	Taxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008		6	Species	Taxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819	Spider crab	49	Species	Taxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Matutidae De Haan, 1835		1	Species	Taxom
Mecochiridae Van Straelen, 1924		2	Species	Taxom
Megalanceolidae Zeidler, 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987		2	Species	Taxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 1973		73	Species	Taxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 1899		2	Species	Taxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893	Stone crabs	18	Species	Taxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 1990		1	Species	Taxom
Mesogammaridae Bousfield, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Mesosignidae Schultz, 1969		3	Species	Taxom
Metapseudidae Lang, 1970		9	Species	Taxom
Micheleidae Sakai, 1992		2	Species	Taxom
Microcerberidae Karaman, 1933		7	Species	Taxom
Microparasellidae Karaman, 1933		1	Species	Taxom
Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931)		2	Species	Taxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 1999		1	Species	Taxom
Mictyridae Dana, 1851		2	Species	Taxom
Mimonectidae Bovallius, 1885		2	Species	Taxom
Mithracidae Balss, 1929		66	Species	Taxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 2010		40	Species	Taxom
Munidopsidae Whiteaves, 1874		65	Species	Taxom
Munnidae Sars, 1897		28	Species	Taxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864		73	Species	Taxom
Mysidae Haworth, 1825		96	Species	Taxom
Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866		99	Species	Taxom
Nannoniscidae Hansen, 1916		21	Species	Taxom
Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980	Nannosquillid mantis shrimps	11	Species	Taxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 2013		2	Species	Taxom
Nebaliidae Samouelle, 1819		6	Species	Taxom
Nebaliopsididae Hessler, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 1968		1	Species	Taxom
Nematocarcinidae Smith, 1884		13	Species	Taxom
Neomegamphopidae Myers, 1981		5	Species	Taxom
Neotanaidae Lang, 1956		12	Species	Taxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852	Clawed Lobster	24	Species	Taxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977		4	Species	Taxom
Notocarididae Brooks, 1962		0	Species	Taxom
Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976		12	Species	Taxom
Ochlesidae Stebbing, 1910		2	Species	Taxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815	Fiddler crabs	110	Species	Taxom
Odontodactylidae Manning, 1980	Odontodactylid mantis shrimps	5	Species	Taxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 1865		20	Species	Taxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955	Long-eyed shrimps	4	Species	Taxom
Olibrinidae Vandel, 1973		2	Species	Taxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802	Sow Bugs	3	Species	Taxom
Opisidae Lowry & Stod..., 1995		1	Species	Taxom
Oplophoridae Dana, 1852	Deepsea shrimps	12	Species	Taxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 1958		1	Species	Taxom
Orithyiidae Dana, 1853		1	Species	Taxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852		12	Species	Taxom
Oziidae Dana, 1851		3	Species	Taxom
Pagetinidae K.H. Barnard, 1931		2	Species	Taxom
Pagurapseudidae Lang, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802	Hermit Crabs	110	Species	Taxom
Pakynidae Lowry & Myers, 2017		4	Species	Taxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815	Palaemonid Shrimps	210	Species	Taxom
Palaeocarididae Meek & Worthen, 1865		0	Species	Taxom
Palaeoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 2003		1	Species	Taxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898	Stilt crabs	15	Species	Taxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802	Crawfish	30	Species	Taxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825	Pandalid shrimp	35	Species	Taxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893	Mud crabs	60	Species	Taxom
Parabathynellidae Cho, 1996		1	Species	Taxom
Paracalliopiidae Barnard & Ka..., 1982		2	Species	Taxom
Paramunnidae Vanhöffen, 1914		57	Species	Taxom
Paranebaliidae Walker-Smith..., 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968		15	Species	Taxom
Parapaguridae S. I. Smith, 1882	Deepwater hermit crabs	20	Species	Taxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 1887		0	Species	Taxom
Parapseudidae Gutu, 1981		7	Species	Taxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887		2	Species	Taxom
Parasquillidae Manning, 1995		6	Species	Taxom
Parastacidae Huxley, 1879		27	Species	Taxom
Paratanaidae Lang, 1949		5	Species	Taxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910		6	Species	Taxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 1871		4	Species	Taxom
Pariambidae (Leach, 1814)	Ghost shrimps	1	Species	Taxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838	Elbow crabs	50	Species	Taxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852	Glass shrimps	24	Species	Taxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815	Penaeid shrimps	77	Species	Taxom
Petalidiumidae Vereshchaka, 2017		1	Species	Taxom
Petalophthalmidae Czerniavsky, 1882		3	Species	Taxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857	Woodlice	161	Species	Taxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 1899		4	Species	Taxom
Photidae (Boeck, 1871)		3	Species	Taxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891		47	Species	Taxom
Phoxocephalopsidae Barnard & Dr..., 1982		7	Species	Taxom
Phreatogammaridae Bousfield, 1982		1	Species	Taxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815		10	Species	Taxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 1852		4	Species	Taxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819		35	Species	Taxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987		4	Species	Taxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833	Commensal Crabs	65	Species	Taxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 1899		0	Species	Taxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 1851		12	Species	Taxom
Plakarthriidae Hansen, 1905		2	Species	Taxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949	Woodlice	28	Species	Taxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 1979		11	Species	Taxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 1862		12	Species	Taxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977		9	Species	Taxom
Pleurocopidae Fresi & Schi..., 1972		2	Species	Taxom
Podoceridae Leach, 1814		12	Species	Taxom
Polychelidae Wood-Mason, 1874	Blind lobsters	27	Species	Taxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 1906		13	Species	Taxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 1853		2	Species	Taxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825	Porcelain crab	139	Species	Taxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831	Woodlice	34	Species	Taxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815	Swimming Crab	139	Species	Taxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 1896		7	Species	Taxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 1970		1	Species	Taxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896	Night shrimps	17	Species	Taxom
Pronoidae Dana, 1852		6	Species	Taxom
Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 1980		1	Species	Taxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020		2	Species	Taxom
Psalidopodidae Wood-Mason, 1892	Scissorfoot shrimps	1	Species	Taxom
Pseudidotheidae Ohlin, 1901		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 2020		0	Species	Taxom
Pseudochelidae De Grave & M..., 2004		1	Species	Taxom
Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878		2	Species	Taxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900		16	Species	Taxom
Pseudosquillidae Manning, 1977	Pseudosquillid mantis shrimps	7	Species	Taxom
Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976		2	Species	Taxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893		179	Species	Taxom
Pudeoniscidae Lemos de Castro, 1973		7	Species	Taxom
Pylochelidae Bate, 1888		3	Species	Taxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839	Frog crabs	17	Species	Taxom
Rectarcturidae Poore, 2001		1	Species	Taxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 1894		3	Species	Taxom
Rhynchocinetidae Ortmann, 1890	Hingebeak shrimp	5	Species	Taxom
Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908		5	Species	Taxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 1977		1	Species	Taxom
Santiidae Wilson, 1987		14	Species	Taxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 1888		13	Species	Taxom
Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 1938		18	Species	Taxom
Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 1997		1	Species	Taxom
Scyllaridae Latreille, 1825	Shovel-nosed lobsters	22	Species	Taxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 1852		3	Species	Taxom
Sebidae Walker, 1908		6	Species	Taxom
Sergestidae Dana, 1852		54	Species	Taxom
Serolidae Dana, 1852		68	Species	Taxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 1851		37	Species	Taxom
Sicyoniidae Ortmann, 1898	Rock shrimps	23	Species	Taxom
Solenoceridae Wood-Mason, 1891	Solenocerid shrimps	27	Species	Taxom
Spelaeogriphidae Gordon, 1957		1	Species	Taxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825		113	Species	Taxom
Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 1964		39	Species	Taxom
Sphyrapidae Gutu, 1980		0	Species	Taxom
Spongicolidae von Martens, 1872	Glass sponge shrimps	6	Species	Taxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802	Squillid mantis shrimps	42	Species	Taxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 1852		15	Species	Taxom
Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924		0	Species	Taxom
Stenetriidae Hansen, 1905		18	Species	Taxom
Stenoniscidae Budde-Lund, 1904		2	Species	Taxom
Stenopodidae Risso, 1826	Coral shrimps	6	Species	Taxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 1871		29	Species	Taxom
Sternostylidae Baba Ahyong ..., 2018		3	Species	Taxom
Stilipididae Holmes, 1908		5	Species	Taxom
Strahlaxiidae Poore, 1994		3	Species	Taxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 1888		1	Species	Taxom
Styloniscidae Vandel, 1952		23	Species	Taxom
Synopiidae Dana, 1852		8	Species	Taxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815	Beach Hoppers	41	Species	Taxom
Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002		1	Species	Taxom
Tanaidae Dana, 1849		25	Species	Taxom
Tanaissuidae Bird & Larsen, 2009		1	Species	Taxom
Tetrasquillidae Manning & Camp, 1993	Tetrasquillid mantis shrimps	6	Species	Taxom
Tetriasidae Tsang & Naruse, 2023		1	Species	Taxom
Thambematidae Stebbing, 1913		0	Species	Taxom
Thiidae Dana, 1852		1	Species	Taxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878	Anemone shrimp	16	Species	Taxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953		6	Species	Taxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886	Coral crabs	12	Species	Taxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835		71	Species	Taxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899	Woodlice	7	Species	Taxom
Tridentellidae Bruce, 1984		3	Species	Taxom
Tryphosidae (Lowry & Stod..., 1997)		0	Species	Taxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 2005		5	Species	Taxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)	Urn crabs	8	Species	Taxom
Tylidae Dana, 1852		8	Species	Taxom
Typhlotanaidae (Sieg, 1986)		2	Species	Taxom
Tyrannophontidae Schram, 1984		1	Species	Taxom
Upogebiidae Borradaile, 1903	Mud shrimp	30	Species	Taxom
Uristidae Hurley, 1963		16	Species	Taxom
Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 1982		3	Species	Taxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978		6	Species	Taxom
Urstylidae Riehl, Wilso..., 2014		2	Species	Taxom
Valettiopsidae Lowry & De B..., 2008		1	Species	Taxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853		37	Species	Taxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 1852		7	Species	Taxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838	Mud crabs	119	Species	Taxom
Xenarcturidae Sheppard, 1957		1	Species	Taxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959		2	Species	Taxom
Zobrachoidae Barnard & Dr..., 1982		4	Species	Taxom

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in South America

Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	418 2208 7139	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Phyllocarida Packard, 1879	4 7 8	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