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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
28
53
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
26
49
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
22
45
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
3 Families width 5 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
4 Genera with 5 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
5 Species
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards, 1864
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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