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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Currituck County (North Carolina, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
31
35
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
31
35
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
10
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
10
12
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Currituck County
10 Families width 14 Species
Aristeidae Wood-Mason, 1891Gamba prawns1SpeciesTaxom
Cambaridae Hobbs, 1942Cambarid crayfishes2SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Penaeidae Rafinesque, 1815Penaeid shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Palinuridae Latreille, 1802Crawfish1SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Currituck County
12 Genera with 14 Species
Aristaeomorpha Wood-Mason, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Cambarus Erichson, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Farfantepenaeus Burukovsky, 19392SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Litopenaeus Pérez Farfante, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18172SpeciesTaxom
Panulirus White, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Procambarus Ortmann, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Stenorhynchus Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Currituck County
14 Species
Aristaeomorpha foliacea Wood-Mason, 1891Giant gamba prawn
Cambarus (Depressicambarus) latimanus Le Conte, 1856Variable Crayfish
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Crangon septemspinosa Say, 1818Bail Shrimp
Farfantepenaeus aztecus Ives, 1891Brown shrimp
Farfantepenaeus duorarum Burkenroad, 1939Bait shrimp
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Litopenaeus setiferus Linnaeus, 1767Atlantic white shrimp
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus pollicaris Say, 1817Broad-clawed hermit crab
Panulirus argus Latreille, 1804Caribbean spiny lobster
Procambarus (Ortmannicus) acutus Girard, 1852White river crawfish
Rhithropanopeus harrisii Gould, 1841Dwarf crab
Stenorhynchus seticornis Herbst, 1788Arrow crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Currituck County
SuborderDendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
9
10
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