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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Faroe Islands (Denmark)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
90
168
226
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
89
167
224
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
22
38
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
21
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
20
33
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Faroe Islands
6 Families width 11 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Faroe Islands
10 Genera with 11 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18941SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Polybius Leach, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Faroe Islands
11 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon affinis A. Milne-Edw..., 1894
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Polybius (Polybius) holsatus Fabricius, 1798Flying Crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Faroe Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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