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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
250
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
249
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
101
213
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
45
96
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
94
204
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
17
33
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
15
30
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
15 Families width 48 Species
Retroplumidae Gill, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs9SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19587SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae (MacLeay, 1838)Mud crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbiidae Karasawa, Sc..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893Helmet crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19591SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
30 Genera with 48 Species
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Archaeopus Rathbun, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1840Cancer Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1893Snow crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chorilia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Fabia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Glebocarcinus Nations, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Lipkemera Davie, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom
Longusorbis Richards, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Lophopanopeus Rathbun, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Macroregonia Sakai, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Meriola Davie, 1992
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacarcinus A. Milne-Edw..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Oregonia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 06SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautes MacLeay, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 18514SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 1875
0SpeciesTaxom
Romaleon Gistel, 19262SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spiralothelphusa Bott, 17941SpeciesTaxom
Telmessus White, 18121SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsis M’Coy, 19261SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
48 Species
Archaeopus bicornutus Schweitzer &..., 2003
Cancer (Trichocarcinus) oregonensis (Dana, 1852)⇒ Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Cancer productus Randall, 1840Red Cancer Crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Chionoecetes angulatus Rathbun, 1924Triangle tanner crab
Chionoecetes bairdi Rathbun, 1924Bairdi
Chionoecetes tanneri Rathbun, 1893Grooved tanner crab
Chorilia longipes Dana, 1852Longhorn decorator crab
Epialtus productus (J. W. Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894Smooth mussel crab
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Dana, 1852Oregon Cancer Crab
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Hyas lyratus Dana, 1851Lyre Crab
Longusorbis cuniculosus B. C. Richards, 1975
Lophopanopeus bellus Stimpson, 1860Blackclaw crestleg crab
Macroregonia macrochira Sakai, 1978
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana, 1852Graceful Crab
Metacarcinus magister Dana, 1852Californian Crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Oregonia bifurca Rathbun, 1902Split-nose crab
Oregonia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful decorator crab
Pinnixa eburna Wells, 1928Ivory pea crab
Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851Large pea crab
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Pinnixa schmitti Rathbun, 1918Schmitt pea crab
Pinnixa toba
Pinnotheres ascidicola (Hesse, 1872)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pinnotheres pugettensis Holmes, 1900Puget pea crab
Pinnotheres taylori Rathbun, 1918Taylor's pea crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Potamonautes sidneyi Rathbun, 1904Natal river crab
Pugettia foliata Stimpson, 1860Foliate Kelp Crab
Pugettia gracilis Dana, 1851Graceful kelp crab
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson, 1856Brown rock crab
Romaleon branneri Rathbun, 1926
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Spiralothelphusa hydrodroma Herbst, 1794
Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812Bristly Crab
Zanthopsis vulgaris M. J. Rathbun, 1926

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Vancouver Island
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
7
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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