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Checklist for Order Decapoda Latreille, 1802 (Crabs)
and region Gower Peninsula (Swansea, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
30
33
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
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Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
30
33
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
12
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
12
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gower Peninsula
12 Families width 15 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Diogenidae Ortmann, 1892Left-handed hermit crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters1SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Porcellanidae Haworth, 1825Porcelain crab1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gower Peninsula
13 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1956pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Corystes Bosc, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Diogenes Dana, 18291SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Maja Lamarck, 17881SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 17772SpeciesTaxom
Porcellana Lamarck, 17771SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gower Peninsula
15 Species
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Corystes cassivelaunus Pennant, 1777Helmet crab
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon vulgaris (Fabricius, 1798)⇒ Heterocarpus ensifer A. Milne Edw..., 1881
Diogenes pugilator Roux, 1829Roux’s Hermit Crab
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Maja brachydactyla Herbst, 1788Atlantic Sea Spider Crab
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Porcellana platycheles Pennant, 1777Broad-clawed porcelain crab

Subnodes of Decapoda with occurrences in Gower Peninsula
SuborderPleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
12
13
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