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Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region England (Great Britain, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
287
898
1758
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
282
884
1736
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
124
401
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
123
395
855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
110
368
819
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
65
218
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
53
186
342
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
144
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for England
2 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for England
8 Species
Cancer (Scilarus) tuberculatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer leachii Desmarest, 1822
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org