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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Missouri (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
66
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
66
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
30
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
30
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
29
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
7
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Missouri
6 Families width 6 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Missouri
7 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinus Van Straelen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metopograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Notopocorystes M´Coy, 19451SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Missouri
6 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cenomanocarcinus vanstraeleni H. B. Stenzel, 1945
Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Notopocorystes dichrous Stenzel, 1945

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Missouri
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
2
2
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