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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Limestone County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
55
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
54
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
24
30
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
24
30
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
28
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
19
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Limestone County (Texas)
15 Families width 15 Species
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20120SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paleoxanthopsidae Schweitzer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Limestone County (Texas)
19 Genera with 15 Species
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 1864
0SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Costacopluma Collins & Mo..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hypoconcha Guérin-Ménev..., 17631SpeciesTaxom
Kierionopsis Davidson, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Macroacaena Tucker, 1998
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Paraverrucoides Schweitzer, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Prehepatus Rathbun, 1935
0SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Viapinnixa Schweitzer &..., 20091SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Limestone County (Texas)
15 Species
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Costacopluma texana Armstrong, N..., 2009
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860Lobate mud crab
Hypoconcha parasitica Linnaeus, 1763Rough shellback crab
Kierionopsis nodosa Davidson, 1966
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Paraverrucoides alabamensis Rathbun, 1935
Raninoides treldenaesensis Collins & Ja..., 2003
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Viapinnixa mexiaensis Armstrong, N..., 2009
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Limestone County (Texas)
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
14
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
2
1
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