Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Grenadines (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 21
28
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 20
27
28 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 19
25
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 19
25
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 18
24
25 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Grenadines
11 Families width 12 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomenidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Grenadines
12 Genera with 12 Species | Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1880 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1861 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Coralliope Guinot, 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippe A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dynomene Desmarest, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsus Lamarck, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Micippa Leach, 1817 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paractaea Guinot, 1868 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Grenadines
12 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Twospine box crab | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856 | Rugose swimcrab | | Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861 | Marbled swimcrab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Coralliope parvula A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | | Cyclodorippe antennaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Dynomene filholi Bouvier, 1894 | | | Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758 | Abuete negro | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868 | |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Grenadines
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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