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Checklist for Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
and region Italy (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
194
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
171
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
154
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
10
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
2
14
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Italy
2 Genera with 14 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1785Cancer Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
14 Species
Cancer balssii (Zarenkov, 1990)⇒ Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer manas
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer poressa (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792
Cancer punctatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798
Cancer punctulatus Desmarest, 1817
Cancer rivulosus Risso, 1816
Cancer rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Cancer sismondae Von Meyer, 1843
Cancer spinifrons (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775
Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org