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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
286
1345
4857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
271
1315
4752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1123
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
92
723
2559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
573
1961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
62
531
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
33
141
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
17
109
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fossils
17 Genera with 109 Species
Anatolikos Schweitzer &..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Anisospinos Schweitzer &..., 19923SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1975Cancer Crab51SpeciesTaxom
Ceronnectes Angeli & Bes..., 19713SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocancer Beurlen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 18599SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 200314SpeciesTaxom
Microdium Reuss, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Miocyclus Müller, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Notocarcinus Schweitzer &..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 191711SpeciesTaxom
Santeecarcinus Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Sarahcarcinus Blow & Manning, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 02SpeciesTaxom
Tealliocaris Peach, 18773SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fossils
109 Species
Anatolikos itoigawai Karasawa, 1990
Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Anatolikos undecimspinosus C. E. Schwei..., 2006
Anisospinos berglundi C. Schweitze..., 2000
Anisospinos odosensis Imaizumi, 1962
Anisospinos wahkiakumensis Berglund & G..., 1992
Cancer (Scilarus) tuberculatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer allisoni Nations, 1975
Cancer amphioetus (M. J. Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898
Cancer araucanus Philippi, 1887
Cancer bainbridgensis M. J. Rathbun, 1926
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer burtini Galeotii, 1837
Cancer chaneyi Nations, 1975
Cancer coosensis Nations, 1975
Cancer durhami Nations, 1975
Cancer fissus Rathbun, 1908
Cancer fujinaensis Sakumoto, 1992
Cancer gabbi Rathbun, 1926
Cancer garthi Nations, 1975
Cancer granti Rathbun, 1932
Cancer hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer illyricus Bittner, 1883
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer izumoensis Sakumoto, Ka..., 1992
Cancer japonicus (Ortmann, 1893)⇒ Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann, 1893
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989
Cancer leachii Desmarest, 1822
Cancer manas
Cancer marri Nations, 1975
Cancer meticurensis Thurmann, 1853
Cancer modestus Fritsch & Kafka, 1887
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer parvidens Collins & Fr..., 1991
Cancer poressa (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer proavitus Packard, 1900
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer reversus Fritsch & Kafka, 1887
Cancer rivulosus Risso, 1816
Cancer rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Cancer sanbonsugi
Cancer sanbonsugii Imaizumi, 1962
Cancer santosi Rathbun, 1937
Cancer sismondae Von Meyer, 1843
Cancer solitarius Fritsch & Kafka, 1887
Cancer spinifrons (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775
Cancer spinosus (Ascanius, 1776)⇒ Lithodes maja Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer styriacus Bittner, 1884
Cancer subterraea Montagu, 1886
Cancer tomowoi Karasawa, 1990
Cancer vancalsteri Van Bakel & al., 2003
Cancer villabersiani Gary, 1907
Cancer whitfieldi Pilsbry, 1901
Cancer yanceyi Nations, 1975
Ceronnectes boeckhi Lorenthey, 1898
Ceronnectes granulosa R. M. Feldmann, 1998
Ceronnectes pusillinus Secretan, 1971
Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock Crab
Glebocarcinus helveticus Fraaije & al., 2010
Lobocarcinus aegypticus Lorenthey, 1909
Lobocarcinus catalaunicus Van Straelen, 1927
Lobocarcinus indicus Glaessner, 1933
Lobocarcinus lumacopius Anderson & R..., 1995
Lobocarcinus paulinowuettemburgensis von Meyer, 1847
Lobocarcinus pentanodosus Collins & Ba..., 1998
Lobocarcinus pustulosus R. Feldmann ..., 1996
Lobocarcinus santosi Rathbun, 1937
Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus danai Natinos, 1975
Metacarcinus davidi Nations, 1968
Metacarcinus goederti C. E. Schwei..., 2000
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus granti Rathbun, 1932
Metacarcinus izumoensis Sakumoto & al., 1992
Metacarcinus jenniferae Nations, 1975
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Metacarcinus minutoserratus Nagao, 1940
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus novazelandiae Jacquinot, 1853
Metacarcinus starri Berglund & G..., 1996
Metacarcinus tenax Van Bakel & al., 2003
Microdium nodulosum Reuss, 1867
Miocyclus bulgaricus Muller, 1979
Notocarcinus sulcatus C. Schweitze..., 2000
Platepistoma imamurae Imaizumi, 1962
Platepistoma kaedei Karasawa, 1992
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon dereki Natinos, 1975
Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Romaleon nakagawaensis Kato & Hikida, 2002
Romaleon parspinosus S. Casadio, 2005
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon sakamotoi Kato, 1996
Romaleon sanbonsugii Imaizumi, 1962
Romaleon urbanus Rathbun, 1917
Santeecarcinus harmatuki Blow & Manning, 1996
Sarahcarcinus campbellorum Blow & Manning, 1996
Tasadia carniolica Bittner, 1884
Tasadia tuberculatus
Tealliocaris etheridgii Peach, 1882
Tealliocaris robusta Peach, 1908
Tealliocaris woodwardi Etheridge, 1877

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Fossils
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
13
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLobocarcininae
Beurlen, 1930
3
12
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