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Checklist for Family Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825 (Porcelain crab)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
232
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
229
344
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
209
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Anomura
MacLeay, 1838
Hermit crabs, Hermit Crabs and Mole Crabs, Mud shrimps
12
33
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Galatheoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Porcelain crabs, Squat lobsters
4
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPorcellanidae
Haworth, 1825
Porcelain crab, Porcelain crabs
6
9
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Western Cape
6 Genera with 9 Species
Euceramus Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Megalobrachium Stimpson, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Pachycheles Stimpson, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Petrolisthes Stimpson, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Pisidia Leach, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 18584SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
9 Species
Euceramus praelongus Stimpson, 1860Olivepit porcelain crab
Megalobrachium soriatum Say, 1818Pentagonal porcelain crab
Pachycheles rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Sculptured porcelain crab
Petrolisthes galathinus Bosc, 1802Banded porcelain crab
Pisidia streptocheles Stimpson, 1858
Porcellana africana Chace, 1956
Porcellana sayana Leach, 1820Red Porcelain Crab
Porcellana sigsbeiana A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Striped porcelain crab
Porcellana streptocheles (Stimpson, 1858)⇒ Pisidia streptocheles Stimpson, 1858


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