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Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region Alameda County (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
68
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
68
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
25
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Alameda County
3 Genera with 4 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19001SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alameda County
4 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Alameda County
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom



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