Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Boston (Accomack County, Virginia, USA)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 20
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 20
22
26 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 11
12
16 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 10
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 10
11
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Boston (Accomack County)
10 Families width 15 Species | Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942 | Cambarid crayfishes | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892 | Left-handed hermit crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Nephropidae Dana, 1852 | Clawed Lobster | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Paguridae Latreille, 1802 | Hermit Crabs | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Genera for Boston (Accomack County)
11 Genera with 15 Species | Cambarus Erichson, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 | Cancer Crab | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Clibanarius Dana, 1802 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hemigrapsus Dana, 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Homarus Weber, 1837 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Libinia Leach, 1815 | Spider Crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Orconectes Cope, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ovalipes Rathbun, 1799 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pagurus Fabricius, 1817 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeus H. Milne-Edw..., 1834 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Zaops Rathbun, 1817 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Boston (Accomack County)
15 Species | Cambarus (Lacunicambarus) diogenes Girard, 1852 | Chimney crayfish | | Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817) | ⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836 | | Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758 | Brown crab | | Clibanarius vittatus Bosc, 1802 | Red Brocade Hermit Crab | | Hemigrapsus sanguineus De Haan, 1835 | Asian shore crab | | Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837 | American Clawed Lobster | | Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815 | Common Spider Crab | | Orconectes (Procericambarus) rusticus Girard, 1852 | Rusty crayfish | | Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799 | Calico crab | | Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901 | Acadian Hermit Crab | | Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758 | Common hermit crab | | Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817 | Long-armed hermit crab | | Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817 | Broad-clawed hermit crab | | Panopeus herbstii H. Milne Edw..., 1834 | Atlantic mud crab | | Zaops ostreus Say, 1817 | Oyster crab |
Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Boston (Accomack County) | Infraorder | Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps | 2
2
5 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Astacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters | 2
3
3 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Infraorder | Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 6
6
7 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Links, sources and further information Pleocyemata at artfakta.se
Pleocyemata at biodiversity.org.au
Pleocyemata at dyntaxa.se
Pleocyemata at itis.gov
Pleocyemata at marinespecies.org
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