Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Shetland Mainland (Shetland Islands, United Kingdom)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 79
138
177 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 78
137
176 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 20
25
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 7
9
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Shetland Mainland
7 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Shetland Mainland
9 Genera with 12 Species
Species list for Shetland Mainland
12 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 | | Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758 | Atlantic lyre crab | | Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 | Arctic lyre crab | | Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 | Scorpion spider crab | | Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775 | Leach's Spider Crab | | Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785 | Blue-leg swimming crab | | Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798) | ⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798 | | Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761 | Common spider crab | | Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767 | Devil crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Shetland Mainland
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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