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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
243
971
2160
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
241
969
2158
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
126
627
1627
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
125
621
1612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
594
1560
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
360
749
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
55
332
712
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
259
554
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
2
4
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Solomon Islands
2 Families width 11 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Solomon Islands
4 Genera with 11 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20103SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Solomon Islands
11 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Trichopeltarion corallinum Faxon, 1893
Trichopeltarion dejouanneti Tavares & Cleva, 2010
Trichopeltarion parvum Tavares & Cleva, 2010

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

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
8
Genera
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