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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region North Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
296
977
2483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
295
973
2480
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
128
491
1352
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
127
483
1303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
440
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
62
239
510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
224
483
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
192
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Africa
5 Families width 13 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Africa
7 Genera with 13 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1761Cancer Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 17821SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Africa
13 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer belliamus
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards, 1864
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer strigosus ♰ (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in North Africa
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae ♰
Alcock, 1899
1
1
Genus
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