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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Vancouver (Metro Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
42
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
41
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
15
19
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
14
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
14
18
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver
4 Families width 7 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver
7 Genera with 7 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1924Snow crab1SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver
7 Species
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Vancouver
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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