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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Central Alberta (Alberta, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
64
87
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
63
86
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
26
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
26
32
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
24
30
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
9
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Alberta
8 Families width 9 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae (MacLeay, 1838)Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Alberta
9 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Alberta
9 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Central Alberta
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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