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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
77
141
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
77
141
175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
35
63
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
35
63
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
30
55
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
19
35
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Venezuela
19 Families width 40 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Venezuela
35 Genera with 40 Species
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Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1898Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Dissodactylus Smith, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eudaniela Pretzmann, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Forsteriana Ng & Low, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Heteractaea Lockington, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 19003SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Microthelphusa Pretzmann, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Neopseudothelphusa Pretzmann, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Orthothelphusa Rodríguez, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Poppiana Bott, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Rodriguezus Campos & Mag..., 19192SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1782Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Venezuela
40 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Calappa sulcata Rathbun, 1898Yellow box crab
Callinectes bocourti A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Blunt-tooth swimming crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783Batwing coral crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Dissodactylus crinitichelis Moreira, 1901Seabiscuit pea crab
Forsteriana venezuelensis Rathbun, 1905
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Heteractaea ceratopus Stimpson, 1860Horned Crab
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Leptuca cumulanta Crane, 1943
Leptuca leptodactyla Rathbun, 1898
Leptuca thayeri Rathbun, 1900Atlantic Mangrove Fiddler Crab
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Microthelphusa forcarti Pretzmann, 1967
Minuca burgersi Holthuis, 1967
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Neopseudothelphusa simoni Rathbun, 1905
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Orthothelphusa roberti Bott, 1967
Pilumnus dasypodus Kingsley, 1879Shortspine hairy crab
Poppiana dentata Randall, 1840
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Rodriguezus garmani Rathbun, 1898
Rodriguezus iturbei Rathbun, 1919
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Uca major Herbst, 1782

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Central Venezuela
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
26
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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