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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
216
646
1319
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
215
645
1317
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
291
596
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
289
593
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
88
279
580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
51
155
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
141
235
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
120
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Netherlands
2 Genera with 5 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Netherlands
5 Species
Cancer gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer parvidens Collins & Fr..., 1991
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Netherlands
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
5
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