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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Virginia Beach (Virginia, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
73
103
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
73
103
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
59
69
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
58
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
34
51
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
22
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
12
21
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Beach
12 Families width 25 Species
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Beach
21 Genera with 25 Species
#ACDEHLMOPRS
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Armases Abele, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Collodes Stimpson, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ethusina Smith, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Euprognatha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1787Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Spinolambrus Tan & Ng, 18712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Beach
25 Species
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Armases cinereum Bosc, 1802Squareback marsh crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Collodes robustus Smith, 1881
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Ethusina abyssicola Smith, 1884Abyssal sumo crab
Euprognatha rastellifera Stimpson, 1871New Mexico ticktrefoil
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Minuca minax LeConte, 1855
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ocypode quadrata Fabricius, 1787Atlantic ghost crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus angustifrons (Benedict & R..., 1891)⇒ Hexapanopeus angustifrons Benedict & R..., 1891
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Spinolambrus fraterculus Stimpson, 1871
Spinolambrus pourtalesii Stimpson, 1871

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Virginia Beach
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
17
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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