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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cape Breton County (Cape Breton Island, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
33
38
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
33
38
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
11
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Breton County
4 Families width 8 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Breton County
6 Genera with 8 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Breton County
8 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cape Breton County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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