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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Fairfield County (Connecticut, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
65
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
65
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
26
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
25
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
14
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
7 Families width 13 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
14 Genera with 13 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Coeloma A. Milne-Edw..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Eriocheir De Haan, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portumnus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fairfield County (Connecticut)
13 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Coeloma macrodactylus Van Straelen, 1925
Eriocheir sinensis Milne-Edwards, 1854Big sluice crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Minuca rapax Smith, 1870Atlantic Marsh Fiddler Crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Fairfield County (Connecticut)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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