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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Sule Skerry (Western Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sule Skerry
4 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sule Skerry
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sule Skerry
7 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Sule Skerry
SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
6
7
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