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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Cape Fear River (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
27
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
27
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
18
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
26
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
8
11
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Fear River
7 Families width 13 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae (Samouelle, 1819)1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Fear River
10 Genera with 13 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Fear River
13 Species
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860Lobate mud crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Ovalipes stephensoni Williams, 1976Coarsehand lady crab
Persephona punctata Linnaeus, 1758Purse Crab
Pilumnus lacteus (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Pilumnus floridanus Stimpson, 1871
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Cape Fear River
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
2
1
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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