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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
41
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
48
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
16
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
21
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Falmouth (Barnstable County)
7 Families width 12 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Falmouth (Barnstable County)
12 Genera with 12 Species
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815
Spider Crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Falmouth (Barnstable County)
12 Species
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Falmouth (Barnstable County)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
7
7
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