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Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region French Polynesia (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
199
760
1825
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
544
1547
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
539
1518
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
510
1460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
53
285
695
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
44
260
659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
34
209
557
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for French Polynesia
2 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Polynesia
6 Species
Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer carnifex (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org