Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 62
549
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 5
13
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs | 4
21 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cancrinae
Latreille, 1802
| 3
20 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Africa
3 Genera with 20 Species
Species list for Africa
20 Species | Cancer belliamus | | | Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861 | Toothed rock crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer carnifex (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | | Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer contrarius (Herbst, 1804) | ⇒ Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804 | | Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | | Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards, 1864 | | | Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer guezei (Crosnier, 1976) | ⇒ Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | Cancer homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer petraeus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | | Cancer strigosus ♰ (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | | Platepistoma seychellense Davie, 1991 | | | Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782 | |
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