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Taxonomy of Subfamily Cancrinae Latreille, 1802


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs		156
2882
21182		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
128
2548
19326		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
105
2118
15782		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
61
1001		Families
Genera
Species
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs		24
855		Genera
Species
SubfamilyCancrinae
Latreille, 1802
14
821		Genera
Species
Subnodes of Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
GenusAnatolikos
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
9Species
GenusAnisospinos ♰
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
3Species
GenusCancer
Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer Crab, Crab		745Species
GenusCeronnectes ♰
Angeli & Beschin, 1998
4Species
GenusCyclocancer ♰
Beurlen, 1958
1Species
GenusGlebocarcinus
Nations, 1975
6Species
GenusMetacarcinus
A. Milne-Edwards, 1862
16Species
GenusMicrodium ♰
Reuss, 1867
1Species
GenusNotocarcinus ♰
Schweitzer & Feldmann, 2000
1Species
GenusPlatepistoma
Rathbun, 1906
12Species
GenusPlatycarcinus
H. Milne Edwards, 1834  ⇒ Cancer
5Species
GenusRomaleon
Gistel, 1848
16Species
GenusSanteecarcinus ♰
Blow & Manning, 1996
1Species
GenusSarahcarcinus ♰
Blow & Manning, 1996
1Species


Distribution and Species lists of Cancrinae Latreille, 1802
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Algeria
1 Genus  2 SpeciesArgentina
3 Genera  4 SpeciesAustralia
5 Genera  19 SpeciesBahamas
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBarbados
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelgium
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelize
1 Genus  2 SpeciesBolivia
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBrunei
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCanada
4 Genera  16 SpeciesChile
3 Genera  15 SpeciesChina
5 Genera  11 SpeciesColombia
3 Genera  6 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCroatia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCuba
1 Genus  3 SpeciesCyprus
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDenmark
1 Genus  1 SpeciesDominica
1 Genus  2 SpeciesEcuador
3 Genera  6 SpeciesEgypt
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFiji
1 Genus  2 SpeciesFinland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFrance
3 Genera  10 SpeciesGeorgia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGermany
1 Genus  3 SpeciesGreece
1 Genus  2 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHaiti
1 Genus  3 SpeciesHonduras
2 Genera  2 SpeciesHungary
1 Genus  2 SpeciesIceland
1 Genus  4 SpeciesIndia
2 Genera  6 SpeciesIndonesia
2 Genera  8 SpeciesIran
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
1 Genus  3 SpeciesItaly
2 Genera  14 SpeciesJamaica
1 Genus  3 SpeciesJapan
7 Genera  33 SpeciesKenya
1 Genus  4 SpeciesKiribati
1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuwait
1 Genus  1 SpeciesLiberia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Genera  6 SpeciesMalaysia
1 Genus  3 SpeciesMaldives
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalta
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Genus  2 SpeciesMauritania
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMauritius
1 Genus  6 SpeciesMexico
5 Genera  21 SpeciesMicronesia
2 Genera  7 SpeciesMorocco
1 Genus  4 SpeciesMozambique
2 Genera  3 SpeciesMyanmar
1 Genus  3 SpeciesNetherlands
2 Genera  5 SpeciesNew Zealand
4 Genera  15 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNiger
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorway
2 Genera  35 SpeciesOman
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPakistan
1 Genus  2 SpeciesPalau
1 Genus  4 SpeciesPanama
2 Genera  5 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
1 Genus  4 SpeciesPeru
3 Genera  16 SpeciesPhilippines
4 Genera  7 SpeciesPoland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
1 Genus  6 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
2 Genera  5 SpeciesRussia
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Lucia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSerbia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSierra Leone
1 Genus  2 SpeciesSingapore
1 Genus  4 SpeciesSolomon Islands
3 Genera  8 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSpain
1 Genus  3 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSuriname
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
2 Genera  6 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
4 Genera  131 SpeciesTanzania
1 Genus  2 SpeciesThailand
2 Genera  3 SpeciesTogo
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTonga
1 Genus  2 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTunisia
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
2 Genera  14 SpeciesUruguay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUSA
11 Genera  59 SpeciesVanuatu
1 Genus  2 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Genus  1 SpeciesVietnam
1 Genus  1 SpeciesYemen
1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
1 Genus  2 SpeciesAmaknak Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAmchitka Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAndreanof Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesAuskerry
1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
2 Genera  4 SpeciesBanks Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBaranof Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesBressay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesBruny Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCalf of Eday
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCaroline Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCava
1 Genus  1 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesChichagof Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Aleutians
3 Genera  3 SpeciesEday
1 Genus  1 SpeciesEgilsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesElephant Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesEtolin Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesEynhallow
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFlotta
1 Genus  1 SpeciesFox Islands
3 Genera  3 SpeciesGoat Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGraemsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
1 Genus  1 SpeciesGrande-Terre
1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesInner Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Carmen
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Dawson
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Genera  4 SpeciesJarvis Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesKodiak Island
3 Genera  4 SpeciesKuiu Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
2 Genera  5 SpeciesNorth Rock
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOrkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPapa Westray
1 Genus  1 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
3 Genera  6 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRevillagigedo Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesRousay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (California)
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanak Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanday
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Barbara Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
2 Genera  4 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShapinsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesShetland Mainland
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSkye
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSmith Island
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Ronaldsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Genera  2 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Genus  1 SpeciesStronsay
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Skerry
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Stack
1 Genus  1 SpeciesSwitha
1 Genus  1 SpeciesTernate
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnalaska Island
3 Genera  3 SpeciesUnimak Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
4 Genera  9 SpeciesWellington
1 Genus  2 SpeciesWest Aleutians
3 Genera  3 SpeciesWestern Orkney Islands
1 Genus  1 SpeciesWrangell Island
2 Genera  2 SpeciesYakobi Island
1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
London Clay Formation
1 Genus  1 Species


Links, sources and further information
Cancrinae at marinespecies.org