Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Saint Kitts (Saint Kitts and Nevis)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 38
50
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 38
50
72 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 35
47
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 35
47
69 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 30
39
61 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 12
15
19 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 10
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Saint Kitts
10 Families width 16 Species | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae (MacLeay, 1838) | Angular crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae (Rafinesque, 1815) | Fiddler crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Saint Kitts
12 Genera with 16 Species | Acanthocarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Achelous De Haan, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Bathyplax A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cardisoma Latreille, 1825 | giant land crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Euprognatha Stimpson, 1880 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinus Leach, 1758 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gelasimus Latreille, 1877 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithrax Desmarest, 1790 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Myropsis Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Palicus Philippi, 1880 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Pyromaia Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Saint Kitts
16 Species | Acanthocarpus alexandri Stimpson, 1871 | Gladiator box crab | | Achelous binoculus Holthuis, 1969 | | | Achelous spinicarpus Stimpson, 1871 | | | Bathyplax typhla (A. Milne-Edw..., 1880) | ⇒ Bathyplax typhlus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Euprognatha acuta A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Gelasimus tetragonon (Kossmann, 1877) | ⇒ Uca tetragonon Herbst, 1790 | | Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790 | Coral clinging crab | | Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871 | Fivespine purse crab | | Palicus cursor A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Bathyal stilt crab | | Palicus gracilipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | | | Palicus sicus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880 | Winged stilt crab | | Pyromaia cuspidata Stimpson, 1871 | Dartnose pear crab | | Rochinia crassa A. Milne-Edw..., 1879 | Inflated spiny crab |
Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Saint Kitts
Links, sources and further information Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org
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