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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region United Kingdom (British Isles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
338
1230
3045
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
331
1214
3020
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
135
493
1202
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
134
485
1181
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
120
438
1099
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
71
251
497
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
56
214
441
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
43
170
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
5
8
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for United Kingdom
5 Families width 28 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for United Kingdom
8 Genera with 28 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17835SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17773SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Tealliocaris Peach, 18773SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for United Kingdom
28 Species
Atelecyclus heterodon (Leach, 1815)⇒ Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792
Atelecyclus hetrodon
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus septemdentatus White, 1857
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer (Scilarus) tuberculatus (Herbst, 1785)⇒ Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer bellianus Johnson, 1861Toothed rock crab
Cancer bispinosus (Herbst, 1783)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer falcatus (Forskål, 1775)⇒ Gonodactylaceus falcatus Forskål, 1775
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer leachii Desmarest, 1822
Cancer lividus (Latreille, 1812)⇒ Juxtaxanthias lividus Latreille, 1812
Cancer maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer maxillaris (Montagu, 1804)⇒ Gnathia maxillaris Montagu, 1804
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Corystes cassivelannus
Corystes cassivelanus (accepted as ..., 1777)⇒ Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Hombron & Ja..., 1846New Zealand Cancer Crab
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Tealliocaris loudonensis Peach, 1908
Tealliocaris robusta Peach, 1908
Tealliocaris woodwardi Etheridge, 1877
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in United Kingdom
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
3
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorystidae
Samouelle, 1819
1
3
Genus
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