Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 59
321
673 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 52
292
623 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 39
228
466 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
| 4
7
13 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Southern Africa
4 Families width 13 Species
Genera for Southern Africa
7 Genera with 13 Species
Species list for Southern Africa
13 Species | Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792 | Circular crab | | Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783 | Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab | | Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859 | Jonah crab | | Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758) | ⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758 | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767) | ⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763 | | Gomeza bicornis Gray, 1831 | Masked Burrowing Crab | | Nautilocorystes ocellata Gray, 1831 | | | Nautilocorystes ocellatus Gray, 1831 | | | Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843 | | | Trichopeltarion glaucus Alcock & And..., 1899 | | | Trichopeltarion janetae Ahyong, 2008 | |
Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
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
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