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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
261
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
253
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
223
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
107
206
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
100
195
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
24
76
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
4
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
4 Families width 11 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
4 Genera with 11 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
11 Species
Atelecyclus cruentatus (Desmarest, 1825)⇒ Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer belliamus
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Portugal
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
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