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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
373
1690
4617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
368
1675
4598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
144
629
1568
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
141
615
1503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
134
586
1438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
79
353
598
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
322
555
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
59
265
470
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
14
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Scandinavia
5 Families width 56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs41SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Scandinavia
14 Genera with 56 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17834SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab37SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Gomeza Gray, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Peltarion Hombron & Ja..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Podocatactes Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Tasadia Müller, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Scandinavia
56 Species and 1 Subspecies
Atelecyclus heterodon (Leach, 1815)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus septemdentatus White, 1857
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer antennaria Stimpson, 1856
Cancer anthonyi (Rathbun, 1897)⇒ Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897
Cancer araneus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer asper Pennant, 1777
Cancer astacus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer astacus stellatus Montagu, 1808
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer branneri (M. J. Rathbun, 1926)⇒ Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Cancer crangon (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Cancer denticulatus Montagu, 1808
Cancer depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Cancer dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Cancer edwardsii (Bell, 1835)⇒ Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Cancer gracilis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852
Cancer hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Pilumnus hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer jordani (M. J. Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer norvegicus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Nephrops norvegicus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775
Cancer pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer puber Linnaeus, 1767
Cancer rostrata Linnaeus, 1761
Cancer rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Cancer scorpio (Fabricius, 1779)⇒ Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777
Cancer septemdentatus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Dilocarcinus septemdentatus Herbst, 1783
Cancer squilla (Rathke, 1837)⇒ Palaemon affinis Milne Edwards, 1837
Cancer strigosus (Linnaeus, 1761)⇒ Grapsus albolineatus Lamarck, 1818
Cancer tuberosa Pennant, 1777
Cancer tumefacta Montagu, 1808
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelanus (accepted as ..., 1777)⇒ Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Gomeza bicornis Gray, 1831Masked Burrowing Crab
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Podocatactes hamifer Ortmann, 1893
Pseudocorystes sicarius Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Sirpus zariquieyi Gordon, 1953
Tasadia carniolica Bittner, 1884
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion balssi Rathbun, 1932

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Scandinavia
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
41
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
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