Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Pittsylvania County (Virginia, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 59
87
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 59
87
114 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 29
47
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 29
47
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 26
40
63 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
20
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Pittsylvania County
12 Families width 27 Species | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Pittsylvania County
20 Genera with 27 Species | Arenaeus Dana, 1818 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Armases Abele, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1966 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1869 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Hepatus Latreille, 1802 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Heterocrypta Stimpson, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leptuca Bott, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Persephona Leach, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarma Say, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Uca Leach, 1870 | Fiddler crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaops Rathbun, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Pittsylvania County
27 Species | Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818 | Speckled Crab | | Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802 | Squareback marsh crab | | Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863 | Ornate blue crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Callinectes similis Williams, 1966 | Dwarf crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869 | Flat mud crab | | Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850 | Smooth albow crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802 | Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933 | | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819) | ⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819 | | Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859 | Iridescent swimming crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850 | Sargassum Crab | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab | | Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817 | Heavy marsh crab | | Uca pugnax Smith, 1870 | Atlantic marsh fiddler | | Zaops ostreus Say, 1817 | Oyster crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Pittsylvania County
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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