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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Centro-Occidental (Venezuela)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
70
132
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
70
132
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
46
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
46
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
41
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
19
29
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
18
27
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Centro-Occidental
18 Families width 25 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18350SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Centro-Occidental
27 Genera with 25 Species
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Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Acantholobulus Felder & Martin, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aratus Milne Edwards, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1758Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lupella Rathbun, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1859Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Nanoplax Guinot, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Neopanope A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
0SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 1846
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 19202SpeciesTaxom
Speocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Sylviocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Xanthias Rathbun, 01SpeciesTaxom
Xanthopsis Schafhäutl, 19301SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Centro-Occidental
25 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Acantholobulus schmitti Rathbun, 1930
Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871
Aratus pisonii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Mangrove Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Callinectes danae S. I. Smith, 1869Dana swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Eurypanopeus abbreviatus Stimpson, 1860Lobate mud crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Iliacantha liodactylus Rathbun, 1898
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Lupella forceps Fabricius, 1793
Menippe nodifrons Stimpson, 1859Cuban stone crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Nanoplax xanthiformis A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Rough squareback crab
Pachygrapsus gracilis Saussure, 1858Dark shore crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus oblongus M. J. Rathbun, 1920
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab
Xanthias leptodius
Xanthopsis rathbunae Maury, 1930

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Centro-Occidental
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
14
23
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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