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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Spain (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
290
895
2138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
289
893
2133
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
121
355
782
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
119
346
748
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
109
307
677
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
59
159
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
45
136
269
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
114
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Spain
5 Families width 11 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae (Samouelle, 1819)2SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Spain
7 Genera with 11 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 18012SpeciesTaxom
Lobocarcinus Reuss, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Spain
11 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Corystes dentatus (Latreille, 1801)⇒ Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Lobocarcinus sismondai von Meyer, 1859
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Sirpus zariquieyi Gordon, 1953
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Spain
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
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