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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Northampton County (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
65
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
45
65
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
35
49
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
31
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
14
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northampton County (Virginia)
7 Families width 17 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northampton County (Virginia)
14 Genera with 17 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19662SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northampton County (Virginia)
17 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835Asian shore crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Northampton County (Virginia)
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
5
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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