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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Atlantic Beach (Horry County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
19
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
19
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
17
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
15
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Atlantic Beach (Horry County)
8 Families width 12 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae (Ortmann, 1893)Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Atlantic Beach (Horry County)
10 Genera with 12 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Beach (Horry County)
12 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879Shortspine hairy crab
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897Say's Pilumnus
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Atlantic Beach (Horry County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
10
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