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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
52
205
401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
47
198
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
47 Families width 393 Species and 1 Subspecies
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Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893Horse crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Belliidae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab10SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs30SpeciesTaxom
Eurypodiidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Glyptograpsidae Schubart, C..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18717SpeciesTaxom
Hexapodidae Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab5SpeciesTaxom
Mathildellidae Karasawa & Kato, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 192913SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs19SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs18SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18198SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs26SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18516SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab35SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 18935SpeciesTaxom
Retroplumidae Gill, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18519SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 183526SpeciesTaxom
Tumidocarcinidae Schweitzer, 20054SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185321SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs21SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Southern South America
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
38
153
290
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
45
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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