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Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Zulia (Zuliana, Venezuela)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
12
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
12
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
9
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zulia
7 Families width 10 Species
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18354SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Dromiidae De Haan, 1833Sponge crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Raninidae De Haan, 1839Frog crabs0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zulia
8 Genera with 10 Species
Bottiella Magalhães & ..., 19682SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1782Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Chaceus Pretzmann, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Dromilites H. Milne-Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18043SpeciesTaxom
Raninoides H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 19682SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zulia
10 Species
Bottiella cucutensis Pretzmann, 1968
Bottiella niceforei Schmitt & Pr..., 1968
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Callinectes reticulatus M. J. Rathbun, 1918
Chaceus motiloni Rodríguez, 1980
Minuca mordax Smith, 1870Smith's Fiddler Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Minuca vocator Herbst, 1804
Sylviocarcinus pictus H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Sylviocarcinus piriformis Pretzmann, 1968

Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Zulia
SectionDromiacea
Da Haan, 1833
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SectionEubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionRaninoida
De Haan, 1839
1
1
0
Family
Genus
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