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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Berkeley (Alameda County, California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
30
36
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
30
36
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
10
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Berkeley
7 Families width 11 Species
Mithracidae Balss, 19294SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Berkeley
10 Genera with 11 Species
Amphithrax Windsor & Fe..., 17901SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pyromaia Stimpson, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Ranina Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkeley
11 Species
Amphithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790Granulated Spider Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Omalacantha interrupta Rathbun, 1920
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pyromaia tuberculata Lockington, 1877Spider Crab
Ranina ranina Linnaeus, 1758Kona Crab
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Berkeley
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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