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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Nantucket (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
34
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
34
43
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
23
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
16
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
22
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nantucket
9 Families width 16 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nantucket
14 Genera with 16 Species
Bathynectes Manning & Ho..., 18391SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nantucket
16 Species
Bathynectes maravigna Prestandrea, 1839
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Nantucket
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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