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Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region Southeast Tasmania (South Tasmania, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
197
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
103
196
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
40
64
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
63
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
36
60
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
18
34
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
31
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southeast Tasmania
2 Genera with 2 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southeast Tasmania
2 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Southeast Tasmania
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
2
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