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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Grenadines (Saint Vincent and the Grenadines)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
28
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
20
27
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
19
25
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
24
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
11
12
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Grenadines
9 Families width 10 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838)Angular crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18510SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Grenadines
10 Genera with 10 Species
Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 18802SpeciesTaxom
Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Coralliope Guinot, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Paractaea Guinot, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Grenadines
10 Species
Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871Gladiator box crab
Acanthocarpus bispinosus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Twospine box crab
Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880)⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880
Callinectes exasperatus Gerstaecker, 1856Rugose swimcrab
Callinectes marginatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1861Marbled swimcrab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Coralliope parvula A. Milne-Edw..., 1869
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Paractaea margaritaria A. Milne-Edw..., 1868

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Grenadines
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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