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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Central Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
212
639
1292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
338
802
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
96
335
796
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
313
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
51
192
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
184
386
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
36
140
284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
4
5
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Africa
4 Families width 8 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18993SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Africa
5 Genera with 8 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Nautilocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Africa
8 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Sirpus gordonae Manning & Ho..., 1981
Sirpus monodi Gordon, 1953

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae ♰
Alcock, 1899
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
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