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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Block Island (Washington County, Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Block Island
9 Families width 16 Species
Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891Benthesicymid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Block Island
9 Genera with 16 Species
Benthonectes Smith, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1815Spider Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Tumidotheres Campos, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Block Island
16 Species
Benthonectes filipes Smith, 1885
Cancer borealis Stimpson, 1859Jonah crab
Cancer irroratus (Say, 1817)⇒ Cancer plebejus Poeppig, 1836
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Chaceon quinquedens Smith, 1879Red Crab
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Pagurus acadianus Benedict, 1901Acadian Hermit Crab
Pagurus arcuatus Squires, 1964Bowed Hermit Crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus politus Smith, 1882Glossy Hermit Crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Pagurus pubescens Krøyer, 1838Downy Hermit Crab
Pasiphaea princeps Smith, 1884
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Tumidotheres maculatus Say, 1818Squatter pea crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Block Island
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
8
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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