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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Antilles (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1298
3138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
303
1294
3134
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
131
724
2006
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
129
719
1992
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
121
676
1865
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
392
867
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
53
357
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
303
623
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
3
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antilles
2 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antilles
3 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antilles
7 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Platepistoma macrophthalmum Rathbun, 1906
Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Velvet horse crab

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
6
Genera
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