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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Argentina (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
274
788
1377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
272
786
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
101
287
508
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
100
283
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
93
257
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
147
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
46
142
214
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
112
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Argentina
2 Families width 6 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Argentina
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Peltarion Hombron & Ja..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Argentina
6 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843
Romaleon parspinosus S. Casadio, 2005
Trichopeltarion levis S. Casadio, 2004

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Argentina
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
4
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