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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
290
895
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
289
893
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
355
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
346
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
109
307
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
159
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
59 Families width 295 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Cymonomidae Bouvier, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Dynomenidae Ortmann, 18923SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs16SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Etyiidae (Guinot & Tav..., 2001)2SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20120SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Glaessneropsidae Patrulius, 19590SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Homolidae De Haan, 1839Carrier crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Homolodromiidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ibericancridae Artal & Guin..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183818SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858Longleg crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab19SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18199SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab63SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Progeryonidae Števčić..., 20051SpeciesTaxom
Prosopidae von Meyer, 18600SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18539SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs24SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19593SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Spain
SectionCyclodorippoida
Ortmann, 1892
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
11
20
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
136
269
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
2
3
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