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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Northern Peninsula (Newfoundland, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
41
51
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
41
51
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
24
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northern Peninsula
6 Families width 12 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northern Peninsula
10 Genera with 12 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1788Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northern Peninsula
12 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Chionoecetes opilio Fabricius, 1788Atlantic snow crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Northern Peninsula
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
10
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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