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Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
71
720
2856
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
21
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
13
82
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
13 Genera with 82 Species
Anatolikos Schweitzer &..., 20062SpeciesTaxom
Anisospinos Schweitzer &..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1975Cancer Crab54SpeciesTaxom
Ceronnectes Angeli & Bes..., 19981SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocancer Beurlen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18537SpeciesTaxom
Notocarcinus Schweitzer &..., 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 17828SpeciesTaxom
Santeecarcinus Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sarahcarcinus Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
82 Species
Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Anatolikos undecimspinosus C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Anisospinos berglundi C. Schweitze..., 2000
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer amphioetus (M. J. Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898
Cancer antennarius (Stimpson, 1856)⇒ Bathynectes muelleri Ossó & Stale..., 2011
Cancer anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897
Cancer araucanus Philippi, 1887
Cancer bainbridgensis M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Cancer barffi (Curtiss, 1938)⇒ Parribacus antarcticus Lund, 1793
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer branneri (M. J. Rathbun, 1926)⇒ Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Cancer breweri (Gabb, 1869)⇒ Cancer productus Randall, 1840
Cancer carcinus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Macrobrachium crenulatum Holthuis, 1950
Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer coosensis Nations, 1975
Cancer coronatus (Molina, 1782)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Cancer dama (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Schizophrys dama Herbst, 1804
Cancer danai Nations, 1975
Cancer davidi Nations, 1968
Cancer dentatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer derki Nations, 1975
Cancer durhami Nations, 1975
Cancer edwardsii (Bell, 1835)⇒ Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Cancer epheliticus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763
Cancer fissus Rathbun, 1908
Cancer garthi Nations, 1975
Cancer gibbulosus De Haan, 1833
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909
Cancer guezei (Crosnier, 1976)⇒ Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976
Cancer irroralus
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer jenniferae Nations, 1975
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989
Cancer jordani (M. J. Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Cancer longipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Processa acutirostris Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Cancer macrophthalmus M. J. Rathbun, 1906
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer magister (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852
Cancer marri Nations, 1975
Cancer megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Cancer odosensis (Imaizumi, 1962)⇒ Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Cancer ovioratus
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer parasiticus (Linnaeus, 1763)⇒ Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pohjodon
Cancer polyodon (Poeppig, 1836)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer pygmaeus (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898
Cancer setosus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer starri Berglund & G..., 1996
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cancer wahkiakumensis Berglund & G..., 1992
Cancer yanceyi Nations, 1975
Ceronnectes granulosa R. M. Feldmann, 1998
Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus goederti C. E. Schwei..., 2000
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus novazelandiae Jacquinot, 1853
Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976
Platepistoma macrophthalmum Rathbun, 1906
Platepistoma macrophthalmus Rathbun, 1906
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon dereki Natinos, 1975
Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Romaleon parspinosus S. Casadio, 2005
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782
Santeecarcinus harmatuki Blow & Manning, 1996
Sarahcarcinus campbellorum Blow & Manning, 1996
Tasadia tuberculatus

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
12
81
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLobocarcininae
Beurlen, 1930
1
1
Genus
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