Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Buzzards Bay (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 33
42
44 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 32
41
43 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 14
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 14
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 14
17
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Buzzards Bay
9 Families width 14 Species
Genera for Buzzards Bay
12 Genera with 14 Species | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1817 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Minuca Bott, 1870 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pelia Bell, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tumidotheres Campos, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Buzzards Bay
14 Species | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Mud Fiddler Crab | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus sayi (Smith, 1869) | ⇒ Dyspanopeus sayi Smith, 1869 | | Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850 | Cryptic teardrop crab | | Pinnixa chaetopterana Stimpson, 1860 | Tube pea crab | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818 | Squatter pea crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Buzzards Bay
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
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