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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Gulf of Mexico (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
221
714
1353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
712
1348
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
368
795
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
93
366
791
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
338
737
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
208
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
38
188
395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gulf of Mexico
38 Families width 395 Species
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Aethridae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab13SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs23SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183815SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 185114SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab18SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192925SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs12SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs27SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs14SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181915SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs32SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab29SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 190016SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18518SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae (Dana, 1851)Urn crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs31SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Gulf of Mexico
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
153
308
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
35
87
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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