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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Aransas County (Texas, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
51
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
23
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
23
36
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
21
31
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
11
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Aransas County
7 Families width 9 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Aransas County
9 Genera with 9 Species
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinus Rathbun, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Aransas County
9 Species
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Chasmocarcinus mississipiensis Rathbun, 1931Roughwrist soft crab
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Aransas County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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