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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Bladen County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
60
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
60
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
40
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
40
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
21
31
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Bladen County
7 Families width 11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bladen County
11 Genera with 11 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Homola Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Latreillia Roux, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Ranilia H. Milne Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bladen County
11 Species and 1 Subspecies
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Homola barbata Fabricius, 1793
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Latreillia elegans Roux, 1830
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Ranilia constricta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Sicklefoot frog crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Bladen County
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
8
8
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