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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Beaufort Inlet (Carteret County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
50
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
36
50
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
25
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
25
35
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
22
28
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Beaufort Inlet
13 Families width 23 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19292SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Beaufort Inlet
18 Genera with 23 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Damithrax Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Beaufort Inlet
23 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Damithrax pleuracanthus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871Longfinger purse crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Mithrax pleuracanthus Stimpson, 1871Shaggy clinging crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897Say's Pilumnus
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Sawtooth elbow crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Beaufort Inlet
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
16
21
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