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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
91
251
522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
246
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
84
235
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
128
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
120
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
32
93
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
27
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
4 Genera with 27 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1975Cancer Crab17SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19005SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
27 Species
Cancer antennarius (Stimpson, 1856)⇒ Bathynectes muelleri Ossó & Stale..., 2011
Cancer coosensis Nations, 1975
Cancer danai Nations, 1975
Cancer davidi Nations, 1968
Cancer derki Nations, 1975
Cancer durhami Nations, 1975
Cancer fissus Rathbun, 1908
Cancer garthi Nations, 1975
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer granulatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Hypocolpus haanii Rathbun, 1909
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer marri Nations, 1975
Cancer megistos (Herbst, 1804)⇒ Dardanus megistos Herbst, 1804
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer starri Berglund & G..., 1996
Cancer yanceyi Nations, 1975
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon dereki Natinos, 1975
Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in California
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
4
27
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