Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Wharton County (Texas, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 31
43
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 31
43
41 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 19
27
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 19
27
27 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 17
24
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 10
12
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Wharton County
10 Families width 11 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae (Latreille, 1802) | Edible crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zanthopsidae Vía, 1959 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Wharton County
12 Genera with 11 Species | Calappa Weber, 1794 | Box crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Callinectes Stimpson, 1896 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Menippe De Haan, 1818 | Stone crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | Neozanthopsis Schweitzer, 2003 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pachygrapsus Randall, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1857 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Percnon Gistel, 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnixa White, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1841 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Wharton County
11 Species | Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794 | Flame box crab | | Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 | American blue crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860 | Lobate mud crab | | Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818 | Florida stone crab | | Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850 | Gibbes' Pachygrapsus | | Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891) | ⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891 | | Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857 | Furrowed mud crab | | Percnon gibbesi H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | Flat crab | | Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841 | Dwarf crab |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Wharton County
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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