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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region West Bay (Carteret County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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24
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Genera
Species
 
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List of families for West Bay (Carteret County)
22 Families width 24 Species
#MPCIHNLOT
Mysidae Haworth, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Hippidae Latreille, 1825Mole Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Leuconidae Sars, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19290SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18650SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bay (Carteret County)
25 Genera with 24 Species
#ACDEFHLMOPST
Americamysis G.O. Sars, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Edotia Guérin-Ménev..., 18181SpeciesTaxom
Emerita Gronovius, 1817Mole crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leucon Kröyer, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Microphrys H. Milne-Edw..., 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 1798
0SpeciesTaxom
Percnon Gistel, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1878anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bay (Carteret County)
24 Species
Americamysis bahia Molenock, 1969
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Edotia triloba Say, 1818
Emerita talpoida Say, 1817Atlantic Mole Crab
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Leucon (Leucon) americanus Zimmer, 1943
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853Flat crab
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in West Bay (Carteret County)
SubclassEumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
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25
24
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