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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
59
87
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
59
87
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
29
47
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
29
47
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
26
40
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
20
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Pittsylvania County
12 Families width 27 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab7SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Pittsylvania County
20 Genera with 27 Species
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1767Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 1802
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterocrypta Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18341SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom
Zaops Rathbun, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Pittsylvania County
27 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer uca (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Ucides cordatus Linnaeus, 1763
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Heterocrypta granulata Gibbes, 1850Smooth albow crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Ocypode albicans (Bosc, 1802)⇒ Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Pinnixa sayana Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Sesarma reticulatum Say, 1817Heavy marsh crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler
Zaops ostreus Say, 1817Oyster crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Pittsylvania County
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
13
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
7
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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