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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
314
1043
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
313
1041
2659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
130
413
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
404
893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
358
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
182
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
159
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
126
262
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Iberian Peninsula
5 Families width 15 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae (Samouelle, 1819)2SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
7 Genera with 15 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
15 Species
Atelecyclus cruentatus (Desmarest, 1825)⇒ Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer belliamus
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Corystes dentatus (Latreille, 1801)⇒ Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Sirpus zariquieyi Gordon, 1953
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Iberian Peninsula
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
2
2
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