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Checklist for Superfamily Cancroidea Latreille, 1802
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
667
1432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
216
665
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
390
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
380
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
349
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
199
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
186
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
37
142
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cancroidea
Latreille, 1802
4
6
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
4 Families width 10 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
6 Genera with 10 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17833SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Pirimela Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Sirpus Gordon, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Thia Leach, 17932SpeciesTaxom
Trichopeltarion A. Milne-Edw..., 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
10 Species
Atelecyclus gorodiskii Remy, 1959
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Atelecyclus undecimdentatus Herbst, 1783Toothed Circular Crab; Circular Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Pirimela denticulata Montagu, 1808Toothed Crab
Sirpus monodi Gordon, 1953
Thia polita (Leach, 1816)⇒ Thiinae scutellata Fabricius, 1793
Thia scutellata Fabricius, 1793Polished crab
Trichopeltarion intesi Crosnier, 1981

Subnodes of Cancroidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyAtelecyclidae
Ortmann, 1893
Horse crabs
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCancridae
Latreille, 1802
edible crabs, Rock crabs
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPirimelidae ♰
Alcock, 1899
2
2
Genera
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