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Checklist for Subsection Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977
and region British Columbia (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
460
925
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
169
455
910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
58
144
323
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
57
138
313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
54
134
308
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
23
50
78
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
21
47
75
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
9
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Columbia
3 Families width 23 Species
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs15SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18532SpeciesTaxom


Genera for British Columbia
9 Genera with 23 Species
Fabia Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Grapsus Lamarck, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Hemigrapsus Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Nepinnotheres Manning, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Pachygrapsus Randall, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Pinnixa White, 18947SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheres Bosc, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Scleroplax Rathbun, 18941SpeciesTaxom


Species list for British Columbia
23 Species
Fabia concharum Rathbun, 1894Smooth mussel crab
Fabia subquadrata Dana, 1851Grooved mussel crab
Grapsus (Helevagrapsus) nudus
Grapsus grapsus Linnaeus, 1758Abuete negro
Hemigrapsus nudus Dana, 1851Naked Shore Crab
Hemigrapsus oregonensis Dana, 1851Green shore crab
Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pachygrapsus crassipes Randall, 1840Lined shore crab
Pachygrapsus transversus Gibbes, 1850Gibbes' Pachygrapsus
Pinnixa eburna Wells, 1928Ivory pea crab
Pinnixa faba Dana, 1851Large pea crab
Pinnixa littoralis Holmes, 1894Gaper pea crab
Pinnixa occidentalis Rathbun, 1894Western pea crab
Pinnixa schmitti Rathbun, 1918Schmitt pea crab
Pinnixa toba
Pinnixa tubicola Holmes, 1894Tube-dwelling pea crab
Pinnotheres ascidicola (Hesse, 1872)⇒ Nepinnotheres pinnotheres Linnaeus, 1758
Pinnotheres pisum Linnaeus, 1767Linnaeus's Pea Crab
Pinnotheres pugettensis Holmes, 1900Puget pea crab
Pinnotheres taylori Rathbun, 1918Taylor's pea crab
Planes major MacLeay, 1838Variegated shore crab
Planes marinus Rathbun, 1914Drifter crab
Scleroplax granulata Rathbun, 1894Burrow pea crab

Subnodes of Thoracotremata with occurrences in British Columbia
SuperfamilyGrapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
4
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPinnotheroidea
De Haan, 1833
1
5
15
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Thoracotremata at artfakta.se
Thoracotremata at marinespecies.org