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Checklist for Subfamily Plagusiinae Dana, 1851
and region Caribbean (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1476
3860
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1471
3855
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
142
796
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
140
790
2381
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
131
743
2233
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
423
998
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
387
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
59
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
27
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlagusiidae
Dana, 1851
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyPlagusiinae
Dana, 1851
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Caribbean
2 Genera with 7 Species
Euchirograpsus H. Milne Edw..., 20103SpeciesTaxom
Plagusia Latreille, 17904SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caribbean
7 Species
Euchirograpsus americanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880American talon crab
Euchirograpsus antillensis Türkay, 1975Antillean talon crab
Euchirograpsus danielae N. K. Ng & M..., 2010
Plagusia clavimana (Lamarck, 1806)⇒ Percnon planissimum Herbst, 1804
Plagusia depressa Fabricius, 1775Flattened crab
Plagusia immaculata Lamarck, 1818Pacific log rider
Plagusia squamosa Herbst, 1790Rafting Crab


Links, sources and further information
Plagusiinae at marinespecies.org