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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
353
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
322
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
265
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
14
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
41
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Scandinavia
4 Genera with 41 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab37SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 18841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
41 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 bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer branneri (M. J. Rathbun, 1926)⇒ Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
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
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Tasadia carniolica Bittner, 1884

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Scandinavia
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
3
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLobocarcininae
Beurlen, 1930
1
1
Genus
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