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Infraorder Astacidea - Crayfishes and Lobsters

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Classification
Kingdom Animalia (Animals)
Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)
Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)
Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
Superorder Eucarida (Eucarida (Crabs, Crayfish, Shrimp, etc.))
Order Decapoda (Crabs, Crayfishes, Lobsters, Prawns, and Shrimp)
Infraorder Astacidea (Crayfishes and Lobsters)
Numbers
freshwater crayfish: worldwide ~670 spp. in 5 families grouped in 2 superfamilies(1)
Works Cited
1.An updated classification of the freshwater crayfishes (Decapoda: Astacidea) of the world, with a complete species list
Crandall K.A., De Grave S. 2017. J. Crustac. Biol. 37: 615–653.
Contributed by Charley Eiseman on 24 November, 2009 - 3:26am
Additional contributions by v belov
Last updated 9 September, 2021 - 6:31am

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