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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Oregon Inlet (Dare County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
23
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
13
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
13
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
12
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Oregon Inlet
6 Families width 8 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Oregon Inlet
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pinnaxodes Heller, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oregon Inlet
8 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Oregon Inlet
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
7
8
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