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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Canary Islands (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
133
267
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
132
266
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
161
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
160
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
149
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
30
70
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
27
64
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
21
53
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
3
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
3 Families width 6 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
3 Genera with 6 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1761Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
6 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
1
3
Genus
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