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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
141
518
1316
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
139
508
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
125
460
1192
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
73
259
526
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
58
221
463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
58 Families width 463 Species and 6 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18513SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19643SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Heloeciidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 183813SpeciesTaxom
Hypothalassiidae Karasawa & S..., 2006Champagne crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183823SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185110SpeciesTaxom
Macropipidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab25SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Mictyridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19584SpeciesTaxom
Orithyiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181912SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18515SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab90SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoziidae Alcock, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185118SpeciesTaxom
Thiidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20055SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185322SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs38SpeciesTaxom
Xenophthalmidae Stimpson, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19599SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in British Isles
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
45
176
365
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
45
98
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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