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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Chatham (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
28
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
28
30
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
14
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
7
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chatham (Barnstable County)
7 Families width 9 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chatham (Barnstable County)
7 Genera with 9 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chatham (Barnstable County)
9 Species
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Hyas alutaceus Brandt, 1851
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Chatham (Barnstable County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
6
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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