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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region South California (California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
47
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
47
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
21
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
34
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
15
26
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
25
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for South California
1 Family width 6 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom


Genera for South California
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19002SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South California
6 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun, 1898Bigtooth Rock Crab
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun, 1897Yellow Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon jordani Rathbun, 1900

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in South California
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
6
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