Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Africa (Continents)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 450
2718
9963 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 447
2712
9948 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 183
1329
5432 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 180
1318
5366 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 168
1250
5038 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 90
748
2553 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 78
675
2377 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 62
549
1952 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 5
13
38 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Africa
5 Families width 38 Species
Genera for Africa
13 Genera with 38 Species | Atelecyclus Leach, 1783 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1767 | Cancer Crab | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Corystes Bosc, 1777 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gomeza Gray, 1831 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lobocarcinus Reuss, 1859 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nautilocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 1831 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Peltarion Hombron & Ja..., 1843 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pirimela Leach, 1808 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platepistoma Rathbun, 1991 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Romaleon Gistel, 1782 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sirpus Gordon, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thia Leach, 1793 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 2008 | | 4 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Africa
38 Species | Atelecyclus gorodiskii Remy, 1959 | | | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783 | Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab | | Cancer belliamus | | | Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861 | Toothed rock crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer carnifex (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | | Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer contrarius (Herbst, 1804) | ⇒ Rhinolambrus contrarius Herbst, 1804 | | Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881 | | Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards, 1864 | | | Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer guezei (Crosnier, 1976) | ⇒ Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | Cancer homarus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Panulirus homarus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer petraeus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | | Cancer strigosus ♰ (Linnaeus, 1761) | ⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818 | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777 | Helmet crab | | Gomeza bicornis Gray, 1831 | Masked Burrowing Crab | | Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859 | | | Nautilocorystes ocellata Gray, 1831 | | | Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831 | | | Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843 | | | Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808 | Toothed Crab | | Platepistoma guezei Crosnier, 1976 | | | Platepistoma seychellense Davie, 1991 | | | Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782 | | | Sirpus gordonae Manning & Ho..., 1981 | | | Sirpus monodi Gordon, 1953 | | | Thia polita (Leach, 1816) | ⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | | Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793 | Polished crab | | Trichopeltarion crosnieri Guinot, 1986 | | | Trichopeltarion glaucus Alcock & And..., 1899 | | | Trichopeltarion intesi Crosnier, 1981 | | | Trichopeltarion janetae Ahyong, 2008 | |
Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Africa
Links, sources and further information Cancroidea at artfakta.se
Cancroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Cancroidea at dyntaxa.se
Cancroidea at itis.gov
Cancroidea at marinespecies.org
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