Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region Indian Ocean islands (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 296
1339
3460 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 295
1337
3457 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 146
852
2513 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 143
844
2486 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 133
801
2376 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 72
469
1255 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 61
417
1165 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 47
339
952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 2
3
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Cancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs | 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Subfamily | Cancrinae
Latreille, 1802
| 2
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Indian Ocean islands
2 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Indian Ocean islands
9 Species | Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer contrarius (Herbst, 1804) | ⇒ Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804 | | Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer guezei (Crosnier, 1976) | ⇒ Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer petraeus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | | Platepistoma seychellense Davie, 1991 | |
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