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Checklist for Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 (Porcelain crab)
and region Moss Beach (San Mateo County, California, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
7
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
7
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
4
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
4
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
4
5
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
2
3
8
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Moss Beach
2 Genera with 4 Species
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 19453SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Moss Beach
4 Species
Pachycheles rudis Stimpson, 1859Thickclaw porcelain crab
Petrolisthes cinctipes Randall, 1840Flat porcelain crab
Petrolisthes eriomerus Stimpson, 1871Flattop crab
Petrolisthes manimaculis Glassell, 1945Chocolate porcelain crab


Links, sources and further information
Porcellanidae at artfakta.se
Porcellanidae at biodiversity.org.au
Porcellanidae at dyntaxa.se
Porcellanidae at gbif.org
Porcellanidae at irmng.org
Porcellanidae at itis.gov
Porcellanidae at marinespecies.org