Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Leeward Islands (Antilles)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 223
783
1581 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 222
781
1579 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 109
505
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 109
505
1163 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 102
479
1106 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 49
273
508 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 42
247
471 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Leeward Islands
42 Families width 471 Species and 3 Subspecies #ACDEGHILMOPSTVX
| Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Domeciidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 11 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 19 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 16 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 22 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Platyxanthidae Guinot, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 49 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 78 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Leeward Islands
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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