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Checklist for Family Cancridae Latreille, 1802 (edible crabs)
and region Tropical Eastern Pacific (Northeast Pacific)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
389
1168
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
340
1103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
337
1100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
305
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
27
72
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
24
68
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
48
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
3
15
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Tropical Eastern Pacific
3 Genera with 15 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18524SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tropical Eastern Pacific
15 Species
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer amphioetus (M. J. Rathbun, 1898)⇒ Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898
Cancer antennarius (Stimpson, 1856)⇒ Bathynectes muelleri Ossó & Stale..., 2011
Cancer anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897
Cancer branneri (M. J. Rathbun, 1926)⇒ Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989
Cancer jordani (M. J. Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Cancer magister (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab

Subnodes of Cancridae with occurrences in Tropical Eastern Pacific
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
3
15
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