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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Neogene (Cenozoic)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
184
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
80
184
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
171
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
171
355
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
169
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
133
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Neogene
49 Families width 267 Species
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Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab25SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Carinocarcinoididae1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19642SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18983SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18862SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Macrocheiridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab7SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab50SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Neogene
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
125
255
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
3
4
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