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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region London Clay Formation (Southeast England, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
34
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
29
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
27
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
15
26
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
10
16
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for London Clay Formation
10 Families width 24 Species
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20082SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20053SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19599SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae (De Haan, 1839)Carrier crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for London Clay Formation
16 Genera with 24 Species
Campylostoma Bell, 02SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1785Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 01SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocorystes Bell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 19813SpeciesTaxom
Harpactocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpactoxanthopsis Vía, 01SpeciesTaxom
Homoloa Milne-Edwards, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Homolopsis Bell, 1863
0SpeciesTaxom
Mithracia Bell, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Nitotacarcinus Schweitzer, ..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Portunites Bell, 1984Swimming crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Rachosoma1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthilites Bell, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsis M’Coy, 18498SpeciesTaxom


Species list for London Clay Formation
24 Species
Campylostoma matutiforme Bell, 1858
Campylostoma mutatiforme
Cancer (Scilarus) tuberculatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Coeloma (Litoricola) dentate
Cyclocorystes pulchellus Bell, 1858
Dromilites bucklandi H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
Dromilites lamarki
Dromilites simplex Quayle, 1981
Harpactoxanthopsis quadrilo
Mithracia libinioides Bell, 1857
Nitotacarcinus lutarius C. E. Schwei..., 2011
Portunites incerta Bell, 1858
Portunites stintoni Quayle, 1984
Rachosoma bispinosum
Xanthilites bowerbanki Bell, 1858
Zanthopsis bispinosa Bell, 1858
Zanthopsis dufori
Zanthopsis dufourii Milne-Edwards, 1850
Zanthopsis leachei
Zanthopsis leachi
Zanthopsis leachii Desmarest, 1822
Zanthopsis nodosa Mccoy, 1849
Zanthopsis unispinosa MCoy, 1849

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in London Clay Formation
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
12
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
2
Family
Genus
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