Checklist for Superfamily Lithodoidea Samouelle, 1819 (King crabs)
and region Central Vancouver Island (Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 85
156
224 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 84
155
223 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 35
71
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 34
70
127 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 32
68
125 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps | 8
20
36 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Lithodoidea
Samouelle, 1819
King crabs, Stone crabs | 2
9
10 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Central Vancouver Island
2 Families width 10 Species
Genera for Central Vancouver Island
9 Genera with 10 Species
Species list for Central Vancouver Island
10 Species | Acantholithodes hispidus Stimpson, 1860 | Fuzzy Crab | | Cryptolithodes sitchensis Brandt, 1853 | Sitka crab | | Cryptolithodes typicus Brandt, 1848 | Butterfly crab | | Hapalogaster mertensii Brandt, 1850 | Hairy crab | | Lopholithodes foraminatus Stimpson, 1859 | Brown box crab | | Oedignathus inermis Stimpson, 1860 | Blue Lithode Crab | | Paralithodes camtschaticus Tilesius, 1815 | Alaska King Crab | | Paralomis multispina Benedict, 1895 | | | Phyllolithodes papillosus Brandt, 1848 | Flatspine triangle crab | | Rhinolithodes wosnessenskii Brandt, 1848 | Golf-ball crab |
Subnodes of Lithodoidea with occurrences in Central Vancouver Island
Links, sources and further information Lithodoidea at itis.gov
Lithodoidea at marinespecies.org
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