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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Caithness (Scottish Highlands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
13
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
13
15
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Caithness
4 Families width 6 Species
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Caithness
5 Genera with 6 Species
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Caithness
6 Species
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Caithness
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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