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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Onslow Bay (Brunswick County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
21
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
21
30
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
11
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
11
14
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Onslow Bay
6 Families width 8 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Onslow Bay
8 Genera with 8 Species
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17631SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Metoporhaphis Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Stenocionops Desmarest, 17911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Onslow Bay
8 Species
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Hepatus epheliticus Linnaeus, 1763Calico box crab
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871Longfinger purse crab
Metoporhaphis calcarata Say, 1818False arrow crab
Omalacantha antillensis Rathbun, 1920
Persephona mediterranea Herbst, 1794Mottled purse crab
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Stenocionops furcatus Olivier, 1791Furcate spider crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Onslow Bay
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
6
8
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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