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Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region Oregon (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
322
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
146
321
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
66
132
229
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
65
131
228
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
60
123
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
60
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
48
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
39
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Oregon
4 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1996Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19262SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Oregon
9 Species
Cancer magister (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer starri Berglund & G..., 1996
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Oregon
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
4
9
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