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Taxonomy of Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802


Class
 		Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans		1033
12148
92586		Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 		Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261		Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 		Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294		Families
Genera
Species

Order
 		Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns		376
5018
43105		Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 		Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091		Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 		Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs		156
2882
21182		Families
Genera
Species

Section
 		Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
128
2548
19326		Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 		Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
105
2118
15782		Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 		Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
61
1001		Families
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs		15
66		Genera
Species
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
Edible crabs, Rock crabs		24
855		Genera
Species
FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
14
54		Genera
Species
FamilyPirimelidae ♰
Alcock, 1899
5
12		Genera
Species
FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
3
14		Genera
Species


Distribution and Species lists of Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
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Afghanistan
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAlgeria
3 Families  4 Genera  5 SpeciesArgentina
2 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesAustralia
3 Families  9 Genera  30 SpeciesAustria
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBahamas
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesBarbados
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesBelgium
5 Families  6 Genera  8 SpeciesBelize
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesBolivia
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBrazil
3 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesBrunei
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCanada
1 Families  4 Genera  16 SpeciesCape Verde
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesChile
3 Families  8 Genera  22 SpeciesChina
3 Families  9 Genera  19 SpeciesColombia
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesCook Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCosta Rica
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesCroatia
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesCuba
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesCyprus
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesDenmark
4 Families  5 Genera  6 SpeciesDominica
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesEcuador
2 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesEgypt
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesEl Salvador
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEquatorial Guinea
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFiji
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesFinland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFrance
5 Families  10 Genera  19 SpeciesGabon
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesGambia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGeorgia
2 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesGermany
4 Families  4 Genera  7 SpeciesGreece
5 Families  6 Genera  9 SpeciesGuatemala
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHaiti
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesHonduras
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesHungary
4 Families  6 Genera  7 SpeciesIceland
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesIndia
3 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesIndonesia
3 Families  6 Genera  14 SpeciesIran
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIreland
5 Families  5 Genera  8 SpeciesIsrael
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesItaly
5 Families  10 Genera  26 SpeciesIvory Coast
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesJamaica
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesJapan
3 Families  12 Genera  43 SpeciesKenya
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesKiribati
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesKuwait
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLiberia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLibya
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMadagascar
2 Families  3 Genera  7 SpeciesMalaysia
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesMaldives
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMalta
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesMarshall Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMauritania
3 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesMauritius
1 Family  1 Genus  6 SpeciesMexico
2 Families  7 Genera  25 SpeciesMicronesia
1 Families  2 Genera  7 SpeciesMonaco
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesMorocco
4 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesMozambique
2 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesMyanmar
1 Family  1 Genus  3 SpeciesNamibia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNetherlands
5 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesNew Zealand
2 Families  6 Genera  20 SpeciesNicaragua
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNiger
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorway
5 Families  9 Genera  46 SpeciesOman
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesPakistan
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesPalau
1 Family  1 Genus  4 SpeciesPanama
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesPapua New Guinea
3 Families  5 Genera  10 SpeciesPeru
2 Families  6 Genera  20 SpeciesPhilippines
3 Families  8 Genera  13 SpeciesPoland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesPortugal
4 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesRepublic South Africa
4 Families  7 Genera  13 SpeciesRussia
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSaint Kitts and Nevis
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaint Lucia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSão Tomé and Príncipe
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSaudi Arabia
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesSenegal
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesSerbia
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSeychelles
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSierra Leone
3 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesSingapore
2 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesSolomon Islands
2 Families  4 Genera  11 SpeciesSouth Korea
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSpain
5 Families  7 Genera  11 SpeciesSri Lanka
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSuriname
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSweden
5 Families  9 Genera  15 SpeciesSwitzerland
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTaiwan
3 Families  9 Genera  140 SpeciesTanzania
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesThailand
2 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesTogo
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTonga
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesTrinidad and Tobago
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTunisia
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesTurkey
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesTuvalu
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUnited Kingdom
5 Families  8 Genera  28 SpeciesUruguay
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesUSA
3 Families  15 Genera  65 SpeciesVanuatu
2 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesVenezuela
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesVietnam
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesYemen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Distribution on islands
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Aldabra Group
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesAmaknak Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAmchitka Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAndreanof Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesAuskerry
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesAzores
3 Families  4 Genera  6 SpeciesBanks Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBaranof Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesBasse-Terre Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBressay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesBruny Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCalf of Eday
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCaroline Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCava
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesCentral Line Islands
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesChichagof Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesClarence Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEast Aleutians
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEday
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesEgilsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesElephant Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesEtolin Island
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesEynhallow
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFlotta
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesFox Islands
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesGoat Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGraemsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesGran Canaria
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesGrande-Terre
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesHebrides
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesInner Hebrides
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesIsla Carmen
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Dawson
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesIsla Nueva
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIsla Santa Cruz
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesIslands of Chile
2 Families  3 Genera  5 SpeciesJarvis Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesKodiak Island
1 Families  3 Genera  4 SpeciesKuiu Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesLa Palma
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLanzarote
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLinga Holm
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesLord Howe Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesMacaronesia
3 Families  4 Genera  8 SpeciesNorth Rock
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesNorthern Isles
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesNorthern Orkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOrkney Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesOuter Hebrides
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPapa Westray
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesPrince of Wales Island (Alaska)
1 Families  3 Genera  6 SpeciesPunta León
1 Family  1 Genus  0 SpeciesRat Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRevillagigedo Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesRousay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSan Miguel Island (California)
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanak Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanday
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSanta Barbara Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSanta Catalina Island (California)
1 Families  2 Genera  3 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSanta Cruz Island (California)
1 Families  2 Genera  4 SpeciesSanta Maria Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesShapinsay
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Islands
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesShetland Mainland
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesSkye
3 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSmith Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Ronaldsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouth Shetland Islands
2 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesSouthern Line Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSouthern Orkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesStore Færder
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesStronsay
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Skerry
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSule Stack
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesSwitha
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesTernate
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesUist
2 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesUnalaska Island
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesUnimak Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesVancouver Island
1 Families  4 Genera  9 SpeciesWellington
1 Family  1 Genus  2 SpeciesWest Aleutians
1 Families  3 Genera  3 SpeciesWestern Orkney Islands
1 Family  1 Genus  1 SpeciesWrangell Island
1 Families  2 Genera  2 SpeciesYakobi Island
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


Found in fossile formations
London Clay Formation
1 Family  1 Genus  1 Species


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