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Checklist for Class Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 (Higher Crustaceans)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
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56
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Genera
Species
 
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List of families for West Bengal
35 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
#CAOGNPDESBLMV
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors1SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Nannosquillidae Manning, 1980Nannosquillid mantis shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18583SpeciesTaxom
Expanathuridae Nunomura, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Squillidae Latreille, 1802Squillid mantis shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae (Brandt & Rat..., 1831)Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
49 Genera with 56 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPQRSTV
Agarna Schioedte & ..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Annina Budde-Lund, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Argathona Stebbing, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aristeus Duvernoy, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Atyopsis Chace, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Austruca Bott, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bigelowina Schotte and ..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Clibanarius Dana, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Dotilla De Haan, 1852Sand bubbler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dotillopsis Kemp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eisothistos Haswell, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1940Tree-climbing crab2SpeciesTaxom
Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Harpiosquilla Holthuis, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ilyoplax Stimpson, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1906Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Mictyris Latreille, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1852Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oratosquillina Manning, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Parilia Wood-Mason &..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Penaeus Fabricius, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rocinela Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Sartoriana Bott, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tachaea Schioedte & ..., 19071SpeciesTaxom
Trichopotamon Dai & G. X. ..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tubuca Bott, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Agarna bengalensis Kumari, Hanu..., 1990
Annina mannai Schotte, 1994
Argathona macronema Bleeker, 1857
Aristeus alcocki Ramadan, 1938Arabian red shrimp
Aristeus virilis Spence Bate, 1881Pink Striped Prawn
Atyopsis moluccensis De Haan, 1849Flower Shrimp
Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837Fiddler Crab
Austruca variegata Heller, 1862
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bigelowina phalangium Fabricius, 1798
Caecognathia diacamma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758Coral Crab
Clibanarius clibanarius Herbst, 1791
Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Dotillopsis brevitarsis De Man, 1888
Eisothistos neoanomalus Shyamasundar..., 1991
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940
Eurycarcinus natalensis Krauss, 1843
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Grandidierella megnae (Giles, 1888)⇒ Grandidierella taihuensis Morino & Dai, 1990
Grandidierella taihuensis Morino & Dai, 1990
Harpiosquilla harpax De Haan, 1844Rapacious Mantis Shrimp
Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum Wood-Mason, 1871
Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908
Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macrobrachium agwi Klotz, 2008
Macrobrachium hendersoni De Man, 1906
Mesopodopsis orientalis W. Tattersall, 1908
Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865
Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858
Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852Red ghost crab
Oratosquillina interrupta Kemp, 1911Blackspot Mantis Shrimp
Palaemon (Parapalaemon) hendersoni De Man, 1906
Parilia alcocki Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Penaeus monodon Fabricius, 1798Asian tiger shrimp
Petrolisthes tomentosus Dana, 1852
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Porcellio lamellatus sphinx (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783Blood-spotted Swimming Crab
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Quadrivisio bengalensis Stebbing, 1907
Rocinela orientalis Schioedte & ..., 1879
Sartoriana spinigera Wood-Mason, 1871Rusty crab
Sphaeroma annandalei Stebbing, 1911
Tachaea spongillicola Stebbing, 1907
Trichopotamon sikkimense Rathbun, 1905
Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973
Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937
Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Malacostraca with occurrences in West Bengal
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