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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
52
205
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
198
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
153
290
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
3
8
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
3 Families width 25 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18990SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
8 Genera with 25 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Peltarion Hombron & Ja..., 18431SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocorystes H. Milne Edw..., 18362SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 17823SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 20043SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
25 Species
Atelecyclus chilensis (Nicolet, 1849)⇒ Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843
Cancer araucanus Philippi, 1887
Cancer chabrus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Guinusia chabrus Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer coronatus (Molina, 1782)⇒ Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801
Cancer dentatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer edwardsii (Bell, 1835)⇒ Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer longipes (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Processa acutirostris Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer polyodon (Poeppig, 1836)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer porteri Rathbun, 1930
Cancer setosus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Metacarcinus edwardsii Bell, 1835
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Peltarion spinulosum White, 1843
Pseudocorystes armatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Pseudocorystes sicarius Poeppig, 1836
Pseudocorystes sicarius Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon parspinosus S. Casadio, 2005
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig, 1836
Romaleon setosum Molina, 1782
Trichopeltarion corallinum Faxon, 1893
Trichopeltarion hystricosum Garth, 1971
Trichopeltarion levis S. Casadio, 2004

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
1
0
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