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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
181
468
900
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
179
464
889
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
75
178
294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
170
278
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
69
164
270
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
93
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
35
90
143
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
71
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
6
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Atlantic Ocean
5 Families width 11 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Atlantic Ocean
6 Genera with 11 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17922SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Atlantic Ocean
11 Species
Atelecyclus hetrodon
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Pilumnus minutus De Haan, 1835
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Velvet horse crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in North Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
1
5
Genus
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