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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Antigonish County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
63
94
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
93
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
20
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
7
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Antigonish County
6 Families width 8 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Antigonish County
7 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Villopotamon Dang & Ho, 19231SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Antigonish County
8 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Villopotamon sphaeridium Kemp, 1923

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Antigonish County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org