Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 62
549
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 5
13
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs | 4
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
4 Genera with 21 Species
Species list for Africa
21 Species | Cancer belliamus | | | Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861 | Toothed rock crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer carnifex (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | | Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer contrarius (Herbst, 1804) | ⇒ Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804 | | Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | | Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards, 1864 | | | Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer guezei (Crosnier, 1976) | ⇒ Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | Cancer homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer petraeus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | | Cancer strigosus ♰ (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859 | | | Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | | Platepistoma seychellense Davie, 1991 | | | Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782 | |
Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Cancridae at artfakta.se
Cancridae at biodiversity.org.au
Cancridae at dyntaxa.se
Cancridae at gbif.org
Cancridae at irmng.org
Cancridae at itis.gov
Cancridae at marinespecies.org
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