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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Hants County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
135
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
80
134
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
19
28
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
18
26
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
26
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Hants County
7 Families width 14 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Hants County
10 Genera with 14 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Hants County
14 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Hants County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
9
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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