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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
113
227
369
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
112
226
368
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
65
145
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
64
143
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
57
118
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
26
57
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
50
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
47
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sahara
3 Families width 4 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sahara
3 Genera with 4 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sahara
4 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
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