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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
89
140
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
88
139
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
70
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
37
67
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
65
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
34
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
23
33
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Monterey County
3 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Monterey County
7 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer 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 Monterey County
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
3
7
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