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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Bird Key (Charleston County, South Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
20
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
21
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
12
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Bird Key (Charleston County)
8 Families width 13 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Bird Key (Charleston County)
12 Genera with 13 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18631SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cronius Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Lobopilumnus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bird Key (Charleston County)
13 Species
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cronius ruber Lamarck, 1818Blackpoint sculling crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Lobopilumnus agassizii Stimpson, 1871Areolated hairy crab
Macrocoeloma nodipes Desbonne, 1867
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Bird Key (Charleston County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
11
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