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Checklist for Superorder Eucarida Calman, 1904
and region Western Orkney Islands (Orkney Islands, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
10
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
10
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Orkney Islands
8 Families width 15 Species
Paguridae Latreille, 1802Hermit Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Galatheidae Samouelle, 1819Squat lobsters2SpeciesTaxom
Nephropidae Dana, 1852Clawed Lobster1SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab1SpeciesTaxom
Munididae Ahyong, Baba..., 20101SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Orkney Islands
11 Genera with 15 Species
Anapagurus Henderson, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Carcinus Leach, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Galathea Fabricius, 17672SpeciesTaxom
Homarus Weber, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Hyas Leach, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Liocarcinus Stimpson, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Macropodia Leach, 17611SpeciesTaxom
Munida Leach, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Necora Holthuis, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Pagurus Fabricius, 18462SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Orkney Islands
15 Species
Anapagurus chiroacanthus Lilljeborg, 1856
Anapagurus hyndmanni Bell, 1846Hyndman's Hermit Crab
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758Brown crab
Carcinus maenas Linnaeus, 1758Asian Shore Crab
Galathea squamifera Leach, 1814Black squat lobster
Galathea strigosa Linnaeus, 1767Blue Striped Squat Lobster
Homarus gammarus Linnaeus, 1758Common lobster
Hyas araneus Linnaeus, 1758Atlantic lyre crab
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815Arctic lyre crab
Liocarcinus depurator Linnaeus, 1785Blue-leg swimming crab
Macropodia rostrata Linnaeus, 1761Common spider crab
Munida rugosa Fabricius, 1775Long-clawed Squat
Necora puber Linnaeus, 1767Devil crab
Pagurus bernhardus Linnaeus, 1758Common hermit crab
Pagurus cuanensis Bell, 1846Hairy Hermit Crab

Subnodes of Eucarida with occurrences in Western Orkney Islands
OrderDecapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Lobsters And Prawns, Prawns, Shrimp, Shrimps, Ten-Footed
8
11
15
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