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Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region Channel Islands (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
130
278
432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
129
277
430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
49
125
227
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
123
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
47
120
221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
57
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
55
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
48
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Channel Islands
3 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19003SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Channel Islands
6 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org