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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
194
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Italy
57 Families width 422 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18580SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19864SpeciesTaxom
Domeciidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183819SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Litocheiridae ?tev?i?, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab27SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181924SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab83SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18965SpeciesTaxom
Progeryonidae Števčić..., 20052SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18351SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185310SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs26SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19595SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Italy
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
6
15
26
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
171
381
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
7
14
Family
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