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Checklist for Subsection Heterotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
16
30
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
23
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
12 Families width 32 Species
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab9SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Hepatidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithracidae Balss, 19295SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Tychidae Dana, 1851Urn crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
23 Genera with 32 Species
#ACHLMNOPS
Acanthonyx Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Achelous De Haan, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Arenaeus Dana, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1794Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Callinectes Stimpson, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Cataleptodius Guinot, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Chorinus Latreille, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Coryrhynchus Kingsley, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Cyclozodion Williams & C..., 18801SpeciesTaxom
Hepatus Latreille, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1834Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Macrocoeloma Miers, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Menippe De Haan, 1818Stone crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Mithraculus White, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Mithrax Desmarest, 17901SpeciesTaxom
Nonala Windsor & Fe..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Omalacantha Streets, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 18793SpeciesTaxom
Pitho Bell, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Platylambrus Stimpson, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Podochela Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Portunus Weber, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
32 Species
Acanthonyx petiverii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Jacknife spider crab
Achelous asper A. Milne-Edw..., 1861
Achelous depressifrons Stimpson, 1859Flat-browed Crab
Achelous ordwayi Stimpson, 1860Redhair Swimming Crab
Arenaeus cribrarius Lamarck, 1818Speckled Crab
Calappa flammea Herbst, 1794Flame box crab
Callinectes ornatus Ordway, 1863Ornate blue crab
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896American blue crab
Cataleptodius floridanus Gibbes, 1850Florida Leptodius
Chorinus heros Herbst, 1790Shorthorn decorator crab
Coryrhynchus riisei Stimpson, 1860
Cyclozodion angustum Milne-Edwards, 1880Nodose box crab
Hepatus pudibundus Herbst, 1785Flecked box crab
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Macrocoeloma trispinosum Latreille, 1825Grass Crab
Menippe mercenaria Say, 1818Florida stone crab
Mithraculus coryphe Herbst, 1801Nodose clinging crab
Mithraculus sculptus Lamarck, 1818Emerald crab
Mithrax hispidus Herbst, 1790Coral clinging crab
Nonala holderi Stimpson, 1871
Omalacantha bicornuta Latreille, 1825Speck-claw Decorator Crab
Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834Atlantic mud crab
Panopeus occidentalis Saussure, 1857Furrowed mud crab
Panopeus packardii J. S. Kingsley, 1879
Pitho aculeata Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pitho
Pitho anisodon von Martens, 1872Oval urn crab
Pitho quadridentata Miers, 1879
Platylambrus serratus H. Milne Edw..., 1834Sawtooth elbow crab
Portunus (Achelous) spinimanus (Latreille, 1819)⇒ Achelous spinimanus Latreille, 1819
Portunus (Portunus) gibbesii Stimpson, 1859Iridescent swimming crab
Portunus (Portunus) sayi Gibbes, 1850Sargassum Crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Heterotremata with occurrences in Virginia Key
SuperfamilyCalappoidea
De Haan, 1833
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyEriphioidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMajoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
5
12
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyParthenopoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPortunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyXanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
2
2
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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