Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 57
80
119 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 56
79
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 22
31
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 22
31
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 22
31
54 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
12
20 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Orkney Islands
9 Families width 20 Species
Genera for Orkney Islands
12 Genera with 20 Species | Atelecyclus Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurynome Leach, 1798 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Geryon Krøyer, 1803 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1816 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xantho Leach, 1867 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Orkney Islands
20 Species | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | Eurynome aspera Fabricius, 1798 | | | Geryon trispinosus Herbst, 1803 | | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817 | | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus corrugatus Pennant, 1777 | Wrinkled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | Blue-leg swimming crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814 | Marbled swimming crab | | Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816 | Dwarf swimming crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Xantho pilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | Risso's Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Orkney Islands
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
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