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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
305
1001
2786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
301
995
2773
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
120
397
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
389
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
108
356
864
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
57
194
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
171
381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
41
154
350
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
10
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Italy
5 Families width 26 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Italy
10 Genera with 26 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1785Cancer Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Micromithrax Noetling, 1881
0SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Platepistoma Rathbun, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Trachypirimela Müller, 19741SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Italy
26 Species
Atelecyclus cruentatus (Desmarest, 1825)⇒ Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783
Atelecyclus heterodon (Leach, 1815)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer balssii (Zarenkov, 1990)⇒ Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer manas
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer poressa (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Xantho poressa Olivi, 1792
Cancer punctatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798
Cancer punctulatus Desmarest, 1817
Cancer rivulosus Risso, 1816
Cancer rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Cancer sismondae Von Meyer, 1843
Cancer spinifrons (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Eriphia verrucosa Forsskål, 1775
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Platepistoma balssii Zarenkov, 1990
Sirpus zariquieyi Gordon, 1953
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia residua (Stebbing, 1893)⇒ Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Thia szoerenyiae Müller, 1974
Trachypirimela radula Müller, 1974

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Italy
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
2
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
4
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