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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Fort-de-France (Centre de la Martinique)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Fort-de-France
4 Families width 5 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Fort-de-France
5 Genera with 5 Species
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Leiolambrus A. Milne-Edw..., 19011SpeciesTaxom
Mesorhoea Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fort-de-France
5 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Leiolambrus nitidus Rathbun, 1901White elbow crab
Mesorhoea sexspinosa Stimpson, 1871Sixspine elbow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Fort-de-France
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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