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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Peterborough (Cambridgeshire, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
26
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
25
32
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

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


List of families for Peterborough
6 Families width 6 Species
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Peterborough
6 Genera with 6 Species
Austrodromidia McLay, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Naxia Latreille, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nectocarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Peterborough
6 Species
Austrodromidia australis Rathbun, 1923Southern Sponge Crab
Naxia tumida Dana, 1851Decorator crab
Nectocarcinus tuberculosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860Velvet Crab
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Pilumnus monilifera Haswell, 1882Beaded Hairy-crab
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Peterborough
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
5
5
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