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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
309
1248
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
306
1243
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
457
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
110
450
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
421
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
49
205
380
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
42
182
346
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
30
149
271
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
6
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
2 Families width 20 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
6 Genera with 20 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18534SpeciesTaxom
Pteropeltarion Dell, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18964SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
20 Species
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer neozelandicus
Cancer novaezealandiae Jacquinot, 1853Pie crust crab
Cancer novaezelandiae (Hombron & Ja..., 1846)⇒ Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus novazelandiae Jacquinot, 1853
Pteropeltarion novaezelandiae Dell, 1972
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Romaleon gibbosulum De Haan, 1833
Trichopeltarion fantasticum Richardson &..., 1964
Trichopeltarion greggi R. Dell, 1969
Trichopeltarion janetae Ahyong, 2008
Trichopeltarion ovale Anderson, 1896

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in New Zealand
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
15
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