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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
353
1359
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
350
1353
3546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
159
649
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
158
644
1638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
144
603
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
84
350
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for France
84 Families width 714 Species and 4 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Carcineretidae Beurlen, 19300SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18926SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001)1SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20122SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19040SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183821SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Lecythocaridae Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Lithophylacidae Straelen, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Longodromitidae Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Lyreididae Guinot, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab28SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19296SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Nodoprosopidae Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 195814SpeciesTaxom
Palaeocorystidae Lorenthey & ..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181924SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab121SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18964SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19705SpeciesTaxom
Poupiniidae Guinot, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Psammocarcinidae1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20045SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185315SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs107SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19596SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in France
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
13
28
39
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
304
652
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
4
15
20
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