Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region West Bengal (East India, India)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 35
49
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 35
49
56 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 20
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 20
30
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 18
28
32 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 14
23
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for West Bengal
14 Families width 26 Species | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamidae Ortmann, 1896 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for West Bengal
23 Genera with 26 Species #ACDEHIMOPSTV
| Austruca Bott, 1862 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Calappa Weber, 1803 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1796 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Charybdis De Haan, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Cryptosoma Brullé, 1837 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Dotilla De Haan, 1852 | Sand bubbler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillopsis Kemp, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Episesarma De Man, 1940 | Tree-climbing crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eurycarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Himalayapotamon Pretzmann, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ilyoplax Stimpson, 1908 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyris Latreille, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1852 | Ghost Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parilia Wood-Mason &..., 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Planes Bowdich, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ptychognathus Stimpson, 1892 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sartoriana Bott, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopotamon Dai & G. X. ..., 1905 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tubuca Bott, 1852 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for West Bengal
26 Species | Austruca annulipes H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Fiddler Crab | | Austruca variegata Heller, 1862 | | | Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803 | Knobby Box Crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Charybdis (Charybdis) feriata Linnaeus, 1758 | Coral Crab | | Dotilla myctiroides H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Dotillopsis brevitarsis De Man, 1888 | | | Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853 | | | Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940 | | | Eurycarcinus natalensis Krauss, 1843 | | | Himalayapotamon atkinsonianum Wood-Mason, 1871 | | | Ilyoplax stapletoni De Man, 1908 | | | Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865 | | | Mictyris brevidactylus Stimpson, 1858 | | | Ocypode macrocera H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | Red ghost crab | | Parilia alcocki Wood-Mason &..., 1891 | | | Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758 | Columbus crab | | Portunus (Portunus) sanguinolentus J. F. W. Herbst, 1783 | Blood-spotted Swimming Crab | | Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892 | | | Sartoriana spinigera Wood-Mason, 1871 | Rusty crab | | Trichopotamon sikkimense Rathbun, 1905 | | | Tubuca paradussumieri Bott, 1973 | | | Tubuca rosea Tweedie, 1937 | | | Tubuca urvillei H. Milne Edw..., 1852 | | | Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986 | Sundaic Paddler Crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in West Bengal
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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