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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
250
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
249
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
101
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
96
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
94
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
1 Family width 9 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs9SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
4 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19262SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
9 Species
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in Vancouver Island
FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
4
9
Genera
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