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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Bell County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
27
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bell County (Texas)
4 Families width 6 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20120SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bell County (Texas)
5 Genera with 6 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18342SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bell County (Texas)
6 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Bell County (Texas)
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Brachyura at dyntaxa.se
Brachyura at gbif.org
Brachyura at itis.gov
Brachyura at marinespecies.org