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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region Provincetown (Barnstable County, Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
26
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
26
33
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
9
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Provincetown
7 Families width 12 Species
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Provincetown
9 Genera with 12 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1817Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Dyspanopeus Martin & Abele, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Leptuca Bott, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Minuca Bott, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ovalipes Rathbun, 17991SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18174SpeciesTaxom
Uca Leach, 1870Fiddler crab1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Provincetown
12 Species
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Dyspanopeus texanus Stimpson, 1859Gulf grassflat crab
Homarus americanus H. Milne-Edw..., 1837American Clawed Lobster
Leptuca pugilator Bosc, 1802Atlantic Sand Fiddler Crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Minuca pugnax Smith, 1870Mud Fiddler Crab
Ovalipes ocellatus Herbst, 1799Calico crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus annulipes (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Ciliopagurus strigatus Herbst, 1804
Pagurus longicarpus Say, 1817Long-armed hermit crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Uca pugnax Smith, 1870Atlantic marsh fiddler

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in Provincetown
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderAstacidea
Latreille, 1802
Crayfish, Crayfishes and Lobsters, Lobsters
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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