Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Nevis (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 29
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 29
35
37 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 27
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 27
31
35 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 25
28
31 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 11
12
14 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 9
10
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nevis
9 Families width 12 Species
Genera for Nevis
10 Genera with 12 Species | Calappa Weber, 1958 | Box crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Carpilius Leach, 1783 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypode Weber, 1787 | Ghost Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Osachila Stimpson, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusia Latreille, 1775 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunus Weber, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nevis
12 Species | Calappa hepatica Linnaeus, 1758 | Long-eyed Box Crab | | Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958 | Ocellate box crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783 | Batwing coral crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Mithrax aculeatus Herbst, 1790 | | | Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802) | ⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | | Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787 | Atlantic ghost crab | | Osachila antillensis Rathbun, 1916 | | | Palicus faxoni Rathbun, 1897 | Finned stilt crab | | Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775 | Flattened crab | | Portunus (Achelous) ordwayi (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860 |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Nevis
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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