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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1345
3818
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
317
1342
3810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
741
2470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
732
2424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
686
2264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
70
393
1124
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
61
362
1057
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
48
302
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
7
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
5
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mexico
5 Genera with 21 Species
Anatolikos Schweitzer &..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mexico
21 Species
Anatolikos undecimspinosus C. E. Schwei..., 2006
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 borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer jenniferae Nations, 1975
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock 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 jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Mexico
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
5
21
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