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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Saint Thomas Parish (Surrey County, Jamaica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
22
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
15
19
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
18
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
9
12
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Saint Thomas Parish
9 Families width 16 Species
Portunidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19293SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Saint Thomas Parish
12 Genera with 16 Species
Achelous De Haan, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Actaea De Haan, 1898Baneberry2SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1803Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Carpilius Leach, 17831SpeciesTaxom
Euphylax Stimpson, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Sesarma Say, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Thomas Parish
16 Species
Achelous sebae H. Milne Edw..., 1834Ocellate Swimming Crab
Actaea acantha H. Milne Edw..., 1834Spinose rubble crab
Actaea bifrons Rathbun, 1898Areolate rubble crab
Calappa galloides Stimpson, 1859Box Crab
Calappa gallus Herbst, 1803Knobby Box Crab
Carpilius corallinus Herbst, 1783Batwing coral crab
Euphylax fortispinosus Collins & al., 2001
Hepatus praecox Collins, Don..., 1996
Mithraculus forceps A. Milne-Edw..., 1875Red-ridged clinging crab
Mithrax (Mithrax) acuticornis (Stimpson, 1871)⇒ Nemausa acuticornis Stimpson, 1871
Mithrax verrucosus H. Milne Edw..., 1832Paved clinging crab
Ocypode arenaria Say, 1817
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Portunus vocans (A. Milne-Edw..., 1878)⇒ Laleonectes vocans A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Sesarma jarvisi Rathbun, 1914
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Saint Thomas Parish
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
2
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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