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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
797
2869
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
787
2814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
135
726
2605
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
326
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
300
745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
248
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Ocean
5 Families width 25 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
7 Genera with 25 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1761Cancer Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
25 Species
Atelecyclus hetrodon
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Cancer gammarus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer magister (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852
Cancer mantis (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Joanellia elegans Peach, 1883
Cancer minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835
Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer oculatus Fabricius, 1780
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer pelagicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Portunus pelagicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Velvet horse crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
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