Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 107
234
379 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 106
233
376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 28
47
83 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 27
45
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 27
45
81 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 9
15
23 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shetland Islands
9 Families width 23 Species
Genera for Shetland Islands
15 Genera with 23 Species | Atelecyclus Leach, 1792 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorhynchus Thomson, 1873 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromia Weber, 1758 | sponge crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ebalia Leach, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyas Leach, 1815 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Inachus Weber, 1775 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Liocarcinus Stimpson, 1816 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Macropipus Prestandrea, 1830 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Macropodia Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Maja Lamarck, 1788 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Necora Holthuis, 1767 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paromola Wood-Mason a..., 1816 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 1881 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Shetland Islands
23 Species | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758 | Asian Shore Crab | | Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873 | Australian stork's bill | | Dromia personata Linnaeus, 1758 | Sleepy crab | | Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777 | Pennant´s nut crab | | 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 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 | | Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | | Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830 | Portunid crab | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 | Slender spider crab | | Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788 | Atlantic Sea Spider Crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab | | Paromola cuvieri Risso, 1816 | | | Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881) | ⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851 |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Shetland 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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