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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Shetland Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
107
234
379
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
233
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
47
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
27
45
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
45
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
15
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
7
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shetland Islands
7 Families width 21 Species
Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab8SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae (MacLeay, 1838)5SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shetland Islands
13 Genera with 21 Species
Atelecyclus Leach, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Inachus Weber, 17753SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 18164SpeciesTaxom
Macropipus Prestandrea, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 18811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shetland Islands
21 Species
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi, 1792Circular crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Ebalia tuberosa Pennant, 1777Pennant´s nut crab
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Inachus dorsettensis Pennant, 1777Scorpion spider crab
Inachus leptochirus Leach, 1817
Inachus phalangium Fabricius, 1775Leach's Spider Crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Polybius holsatus Fabricius, 1798
Liocarcinus marmoreus Leach, 1814Marbled swimming crab
Liocarcinus pusillus Leach, 1816Dwarf swimming crab
Macropipus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785
Macropipus tuberculatus Roux, 1830Portunid crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Macropodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814Slender spider crab
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Stenorhynchus rostratus (Miers, 1881)⇒ Microphrys weddelli H. Milne Edw..., 1851

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Shetland Islands
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
13
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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