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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
319
1307
3578
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
315
1301
3567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
423
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
112
411
948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
107
396
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
230
354
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
223
349
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
44
174
287
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
9
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
35
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Norway
2 Genera with 35 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1808Cancer Crab33SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Norway
35 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer antennaria Stimpson, 1856
Cancer anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897
Cancer araneus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer asper Pennant, 1777
Cancer astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer astacus stellatus Montagu, 1808
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer branneri (M. J. Rathbun, 1926)⇒ Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Cancer denticulatus Montagu, 1808
Cancer depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Cancer dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Cancer edwardsii (Bell, 1835)⇒ Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer jordani (M. J. Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Cancer pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer rostrata Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Cancer scorpio (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Cancer septemdentatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Dilocarcinus septemdentatus Herbst, 1783
Cancer squilla (Rathke, 1837)⇒ Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777
Cancer tumefacta Montagu, 1808
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Norway
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
35
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