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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Galápagos (Ecuador)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
174
426
680
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
173
424
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
97
280
487
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
272
457
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
89
255
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
46
144
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
40
134
202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
110
166
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Galápagos
2 Families width 6 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Galápagos
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Galápagos
6 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Trichopeltarion corallinum Faxon, 1893

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
5
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