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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Northern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
367
1694
5120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
364
1688
5117
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
147
808
3031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
144
799
2988
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
742
2779
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
71
426
1428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
63
398
1363
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
52
330
1097
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
9
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern South America
3 Families width 28 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs21SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern South America
9 Genera with 28 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab12SpeciesTaxom
Cyclocancer Beurlen, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 17824SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 01SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern South America
28 Species
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer dentatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer edwardsii (Bell, 1835)⇒ Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho, 1989
Cancer longipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Processa acutirostris Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pohjodon
Cancer polyodon (Poeppig, 1836)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer setosus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Cyclocancer tuberculatus Beurlen, 1958
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Pseudocorystes sicarius Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782
Tasadia tuberculatus
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion corallinum Faxon, 1893
Trichopeltarion hystricosum Garth, 1971
Trichopeltarion nobile A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Velvet horse crab
Trichopeltarion pezzutoi Tavares & Melo, 2005

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Northern South America
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
5
21
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