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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Cowlitz County (Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
44
55
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
54
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
20
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cowlitz County
6 Families width 10 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cowlitz County
9 Genera with 10 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platymera H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsis M’Coy, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cowlitz County
10 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Lophopanopeus diegensis (Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Platymera gaudichaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Armed box crab
Portunus (Portunus) xantusii Stimpson, 1860Xantus swimming crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Zanthopsis vulgaris M. J. Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Cowlitz County
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
9
10
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