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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Sweden (Scandinavia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
270
983
2084
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
267
973
2072
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
107
400
836
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
106
391
815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
100
370
774
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
56
206
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
51
188
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
40
157
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
9
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Sweden
5 Families width 15 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Sweden
9 Genera with 15 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17832SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab5SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Gomeza Gray, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Podocatactes Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 19321SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sweden
15 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Gomeza bicornis Gray, 1831Masked Burrowing Crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Podocatactes hamifer Ortmann, 1893
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion balssi Rathbun, 1932

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Sweden
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae
Alcock, 1899
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThiidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
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