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Cancer (Cancer)

Malacostraca - Decapoda - Cancridae

Taxonomy
Cancer (Cancer) was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.

It was assigned to Cancer by Nations (1975), Karasawa (1990).

Subtaxa
Cancer (Cancer) japonicus
Species lacking formal opinion data
Cancer bockhii

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1758Cancer (Cancer) Linnaeus
1975Cancer (Cancer) Nations
1990Cancer (Cancer) Karasawa p. 11

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Protostomia
—EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
—Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
—Deuteropoda
—Mandibulata
—PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
—Hymenostraca(Rolfe 1969)
superclassMulticrustaceaRegier et al. 2010
classMalacostraca()
subclassEumalacostracaGrobben 1892
RankNameAuthor
—CaridoidaHessler 1982
orderDecapoda
suborderPleocyemataBurkenroad 1963
—Reptantia(Boas)
—MeiuraSaint Laurent 1980
infraorderBrachyura()
—Eubrachyurade Saint Laurent 1980
—HeterotremataGuinot 1977
superfamilyCancroideaLatreille 1802
familyCancridae()
subfamilyCancrinaeLatreille 1802
genusCancer
subgenusCancerLinnaeus 1758

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. Cancer (Cancer) Linnaeus 1758
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available