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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
335
1468
3809
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
332
1463
3804
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
794
2375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
788
2353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
130
741
2205
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
997
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
924
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
328
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caribbean islands
2 Families width 8 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caribbean islands
4 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean islands
8 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
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Platepistoma macrophthalmum Rathbun, 1906
Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Velvet horse crab

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
7
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