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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Finland (Fennoscandia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
132
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
80
132
181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
24
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
24
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
28
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Finland
9 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Finland
10 Genera with 10 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1897Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Finland
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes opilio opilio O. Fabricius, 1788
Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Ocypode stimpsoni Ortmann, 1897
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Finland
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
10
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