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Checklist for Suborder Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
and region St. Margarets Bay (Lunenburg County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
17
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
17
20
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
6
6
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for St. Margarets Bay
5 Families width 5 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for St. Margarets Bay
5 Genera with 5 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Paguristes Dana, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for St. Margarets Bay
5 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Paguristes erythrops Holthuis, 1959Pellitory
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Subnodes of Pleocyemata with occurrences in St. Margarets Bay
InfraorderAnomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Hermit crabs and porcelain crabs, Mud shrimps
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderBrachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

InfraorderCaridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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