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Checklist for Subsection Heterotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Morehead City (Carteret County, North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
69
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
32
54
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
32
54
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
28
49
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
12
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
11
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
8
14
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morehead City
8 Families width 21 Species
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab6SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morehead City
14 Genera with 21 Species
Calappa Weber, 1958Box crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 19663SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Eurypanopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 18691SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18692SpeciesTaxom
Pelia Bell, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnus Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Speloeophorus A. Milne-Edw..., 18551SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morehead City
21 Species
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Calappa ocellata Holthuis, 1958Ocellate box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Callinectes similis Williams, 1966Dwarf crab
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Ebalia cariosa Stimpson, 1860Sculptured clutch crab
Eurypanopeus depressus Smith, 1869Flat mud crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus obesus Smith, 1869Salt marsh mud crab
Pelia mutica Gibbes, 1850Cryptic teardrop crab
Pilumnus sayi Rathbun, 1897Say's Pilumnus
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Speloeophorus nodosus Bell, 1855Twohole clutch crab

Subnodes of Heterotremata with occurrences in Morehead City
SuperfamilyCalappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCancroidea
Latreille, 1802
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLeucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMajoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPilumnoidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPortunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
1
3
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heterotremata at artfakta.se
Heterotremata at marinespecies.org