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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
204
280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
203
279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
104
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
101
158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
51
92
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
21
44
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
42
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
33
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
7
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for San Diego County
4 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for San Diego County
7 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
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 jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in San Diego County
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
4
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