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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Tarrant County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
39
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
39
51
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
41
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
41
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
41
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
18
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tarrant County
14 Families width 19 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Feldmanniidae Schweitzer &..., 20121SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinidae Guinot & al., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Etyidae Guinot & Tav..., 20011SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tarrant County
18 Genera with 19 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Actaea De Haan, 1935Baneberry1SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Caloxanthus A. Milne-Edw..., 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cenomanocarcinus Van Straelen, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18011SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinus Bell, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Notopocorystes M´Coy, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Ophthalmoplax Rathbun, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Prehepatus Rathbun, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Raninella A. Milne-Edw..., 19352SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Xanthosia Bell, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tarrant County
19 Species
Achelous tumidulus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Cronius tumidulus Stimpson, 1871
Actaea cretacea Rathbun, 1935
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Caloxanthus americanus Rathbun, 1935
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cenomanocarcinus renfroae H. B. Stenzel, 1945
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Necrocarcinus rathbunae Roberts, 1962
Notopocorystes parvus Rathbun, 1935
Ophthalmoplax comancheensis Rathbun, 1935
Prehepatus pawpawensis Rathbun, 1935
Raninella armata Rathbun, 1935
Raninella mucronata Rathbun, 1935
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Xanthosia wintoni Rathbun, 1935

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Tarrant County
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
10
13
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
2
3
4
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