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Cancrinae
Taxonomy
Cancrinae was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Cancer.
It was assigned to Cancridea by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002); and to Cancridae by Dana (1851), Berglund and Goedert (1992), Berglund and Goedert (1996), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000), Conkle et al. (2006), Feldmann et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019).
It was assigned to Cancridea by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002); and to Cancridae by Dana (1851), Berglund and Goedert (1992), Berglund and Goedert (1996), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2000), Conkle et al. (2006), Feldmann et al. (2006), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017), Schweitzer and Feldmann (2019).
Subtaxa
Anatolikos, Anisospinos, Cancer (type genus), Ceronnectes, Cyclocancer, Glebocarcinus, Metacarcinus, Microdium, Notocarcinus, Platepistoma, Romaleon, Santeecarcinus, Sarahcarcinus
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Cancrinae Latreille |
| 1851 | Cancrinae Dana p. 124 |
| 1992 | Cancrinae Berglund and Goedert p. 5 |
| 1996 | Cancrinae Berglund and Goedert p. 830 |
| 2000 | Cancrinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 226 |
| 2002 | Cancrinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961 |
| 2006 | Cancrinae Conkle et al. p. 53 |
| 2006 | Cancrinae Feldmann et al. p. 418 |
| 2010 | Cancrinae Schweitzer et al. p. 100 |
| 2017 | Cancrinae Luque et al. p. 12 |
| 2019 | Cancrinae Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 2 |
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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.
Subfm. Cancrinae Latreille 1802
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G. Anatolikos Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
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†Anatolikos itoigawai Karasawa 1990
†Anatolikos itoigawaidup Karasawa 1990
Anatolikos japonicus Ortmann 1893
†Anatolikos undecimspinosus Schweitzer et al. 2006
G. †Anisospinos Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
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†Anisospinos berglundi Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
†Anisospinos odosensis Imaizumi 1962
†Anisospinos wahkiakumensis Berglund and Goedert 1992
G. Cancer Linnaeus 1758 [crab]
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†Cancer allisoni Nations 1975
Cancer araneus Linnaeus 1758 [great spider crab]
†Cancer bainbridgensis Rathbun 1926
†Cancer beaumonti Milne Edwards 1864
Cancer bellianus Johnson 1861
Cancer borealis Stimpson 1862
†Cancer brewerii Gabb 1866
†Cancer burtini Galeotii 1837
†Cancer carniolicus Bittner 1884
†Cancer cassivelaunus Pennant 1777
†Cancer chaneyi Nations 1975
†Cancer coosensis Nations 1975
†Cancer dorsipes Linnaeus 1758
†Cancer durhami Nations 1975
†Cancer fissus Rathbun 1908
†Cancer fujinaensis Sakumoto et al. 1992
†Cancer gabbi Rathbun 1926
†Cancer garthi Nations 1975
Cancer irroratus Say 1817
Cancer johngarthi Carvacho 1989
†Cancer maculatus Linnaeus 1758 [spotted reef crab]
†Cancer marri Nations 1975
†Cancer meticurensis Thurmann 1853
†Cancer modestus Fritsch and Kafka 1887
†Cancer nancei Bahman et al. 2020
Cancer pagurus Linnaeus 1758
†Cancer parvidens Collins and Fraaye 1991
Cancer pelagicus Linnaeus 1758
Cancer porteri Rathbun 1930
†Cancer proavitus Packard 1900
Cancer productus Randall 1839 [red rock crab]
†Cancer punctulatus Desmarest 1822
†Cancer raninus Linnaeus 1758
†Cancer reversus Fritsch and Kafka 1887
Cancer rhomboides Linnaeus 1758
†Cancer santosi Rathbun 1937
†Cancer solitarius Fritsch and Kafka 1887
†Cancer styriacus Bittner 1884
†Cancer tomowoi Karasawa 1990
†Cancer vancalsteri van Bakel et al. 2003
†Cancer villabersiani Gary 1907
†Cancer whitfieldi Pilsbry 1901
†Cancer yanceyi Nations 1975
†Cancer zahrae Bahman et al. 2020
†Cancer zameniscus Feldmann et al. 2023
G. †Ceronnectes de Angeli and Beschin 1998
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†Ceronnectes boeckhi Lörenthey 1898
†Ceronnectes boeckhii Lörenthey 1898
†Ceronnectes granulosa Feldmann et al. 1998
†Ceronnectes pusillinus Secrétan 1971
G. Glebocarcinus Nations 1975
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Glebocarcinus amphioetus Rathbun 1898
†Glebocarcinus helveticus Fraaije et al. 2010
Glebocarcinus oregonensis Rathbun 1898
G. Metacarcinus Milne Edwards 1862
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Cancer (Metacarcinus) magister Dana 1852 [dungeness crab]
Metacarcinus anthonyi Rathbun 1897 [yellow rock crab]
†Metacarcinus danai Nations 1975
†Metacarcinus davidi Nations 1968
†Metacarcinus goederti Schweitzer and Feldmann 2000
Metacarcinus gracilis Dana 1852 [graceful rock crab]
†Metacarcinus granti Rathbun 1932
†Metacarcinus izumoensis Sakumoto et al. 1992
†Metacarcinus jenniferae Nations 1975
Metacarcinus magister Dana 1852 [dungeness crab]
†Metacarcinus minutoserratus Nagao 1940
Metacarcinus novaezelandiae Jacquinot 1853
†Metacarcinus starri Berglund and Goedert 1996
†Metacarcinus tenax van Bakel et al. 2003
G. Platepistoma Rathbun 1906
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†Platepistoma imamurae Imaizumi 1962
†Platepistoma kaedei Karasawa 1990
†Platepistoma macrophthalmous Rathbun 1906
G. Romaleon Gistl 1848
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†Cancer (Romaleon) wahkiakumensis Berglund and Goedert 1992
Romaleon antennarium Stimpson 1856 [Pacific rock crab]
Romaleon branneri Rathbun 1926 [furrowed rock crab]
†Romaleon dereki Nations 1975
†Romaleon franciscae Van Bakel et al. 2018
Romaleon gibbosulum de Haan 1835
Romaleon jordani Rathbun 1900 [hairy rock crab]
†Romaleon nakagawaensis Kato and Hikida 2002
†Romaleon parspinosus Casadio et al. 2005
Romaleon polyodon Poeppig 1836
†Romaleon sakamotoi Kato 1996
†Romaleon sanbonsugii Imaizumi 1962
†Romaleon urbanus Rathbun 1917
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Age range
Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Cenomanian to the top of the Holocene or 100.50000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 93.9 Ma
Collections (209 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cenomanian | Czechia (Zlín) | Cancer solitarius (276955) | |
| Late/Upper Cenomanian | Czechia (Central Bohemia) | Cancer reversus (276942) | |
| Ypresian | USA (California) | Cancer sp. (122294 122337) | |
| Eocene | USA (California) | Cancer gabbi (139652) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Vicenza) | Ceronnectes boeckhi (145128) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Ceronnectes boeckhi (146999 207553) | |
| Lutetian | USA (South Carolina) | Sarahcarcinus campbellorum (191870) | |
| Lutetian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Metacarcinus sp. (226557) Notocarcinus sulcatus (202316) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Anatolikos undecimspinosus (56991) | |
| Bartonian | Hungary | Cancer bockhii (161773) | |
| Bartonian | USA (North Carolina) | Pororaria granulosa (7297) Santeecarcinus harmatuki (191861) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | Anisospinos berglundi (202365) | |
| Chattian | USA (Washington) | Cancer bainbridgensis (52362) | |
| Late/Upper Oligocene | USA (Washington) | Cancer bainbridgensis (139655) | |
| Aquitanian | USA (Washington) | Cancer wahkiakumensis (194066) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Maranhao) | Cyclocancer tuberculatus (112596) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | Brazil (Para) | Cyclocancer tuberculatus (65162) | |
| Early/Lower Miocene | USA (Washington) | Cancer starri (202149 202150) | |
| Miocene | Japan | Cancer sanbonsugii (147808 147809 147810 147811 147812 147817 147818 147819 147820 147821) Cancer tomowoi (207637) | |
| Miocene | Italy | Cancer sanbonsugii (147814) | |
| Miocene | French Southern Territories (Kerguelen Island) | Romaleon franciscae (209849) | |
| Miocene | USA (Alaska) | Metacarcinus goederti (68718) | |
| Miocene | Japan (Okayama) | Cancer sanbonsugii (127688) | |
| Neogene | Poland | Cancer styriacus (139757) | |
| Neogene | Belgium (Antwerpen) | Cancer vancalsteri (126563) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (Oregon) | Cancer allisoni, Cancer coosensis (39805) | |
| Burdigalian | Argentina | Metacarcinus sp., Notocarcinus sulcatus, Cancer zameniscus (43002) | |
| Burdigalian | Japan | Cancer sanbonsugii (169304) | |
| Burdigalian | USA (California) | Cancer allisoni, Cancer chaneyi, Cancer davidi (226592) | |
| Burdigalian | Switzerland | Glebocarcinus helveticus (72322) | |
| Burdigalian | Japan (Gifu) | Cancer itoigawai (46950) Cancer kaedei (80280) | |
| Burdigalian - Langhian | Japan | Cancer imamurae (169305) Cancer odosensis (169306) | |
| Burdigalian - Serravallian | USA (Maryland) | Cancer irroratus (144136) | |
| Langhian | USA (California) | Cancer allisoni, Cancer davidi (226591) Cancer davidi (226604) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Gifu) | Cancer sp., Cancer itoigawai (55920) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Toyama) | Cancer sanbonsugii, Platepistoma kaedei (202474) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Shimane) | Cancer izumoensis, Platepistoma kaedei, Cancer fujinaensis, Cancer tomowoi (127708) | |
| Middle Miocene | Japan (Ishikawa) | Platepistoma kaedei (127709 202470 202471 202472) | |
| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Alaska) | Metacarcinus goederti (140152 226556) | |
| Middle Miocene - Late/Upper Miocene | Spain (Alicante) | Cancer deshayesi (233212) | |
| Badenian | Poland | Cancer styriacus (32515) | |
| Serravallian | Hungary | Cancer styriacus (34739) | |
| Serravallian | USA (California) | Cancer coosensis (226542) Cancer danai (226541) | |
| Waiauan | New Zealand | Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (191848 191849) | |
| Tortonian | USA (Maryland) | Cancer borealis, Cancer nancei (219172) Cancer zahrae (71631) | |
| Tortonian | USA (California) | Cancer coosensis (226474) | |
| Tortonian | Argentina (Chubut) | Romaleon parspinosus (56992 57049 57051) | |
| Tortonian | Netherlands (Liessel) | Cancer parvidens (133112) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene | USA (Massachusetts) | Cancer proavitus (144204) | |
| Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pliocene | USA (Virginia) | Cancer borealis (144126) | |
| Tortonian - Piacenzian | USA (California) | Cancer sp. (188305) | |
| Messinian | USA (Oregon) | Cancer magister (226463) | |
| Messinian | USA (California) | Cancer dereki (226461) Cancer marri (226492 226493) | |
| Zanclean | USA (California) | Cancer antennarius (226459 226491) Cancer durhami (226470) Cancer fissus (139656 226490) Cancer magister, Cancer productus (226475) Cancer marri, Cancer jenniferae, Cancer davidi, Cancer fissus (226479) | |
| Pliocene | USA (California) | Cancer davidi (199732) Cancer fissus (139658) Cancer productus (139724 139725) Cancer urbanus (139721) Romaleon urbanus (139722) | |
| Zanclean - Gelasian | USA (California) | Cancer sp. (214256) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Japan (Shizuoka) | Cancer japonicus (202452) | |
| Late/Upper Pliocene | Jamaica | Cancer sp. (228744) | |
| Piacenzian | USA (California) | Cancer allisoni, Cancer chaneyi, Cancer polyodon, Cancer gracilis, Cancer productus (226593) Cancer antennarius (122752) Cancer antennarius, Cancer anthonyi (226462) Cancer antennarius, Cancer productus (226608) Cancer granti (135994) Cancer oregonensis, Cancer antennarius, Cancer polyodon, Cancer gracilis, Cancer productus (226581) Cancer productus (226544 226610) Cancer sp. (186031) Cancer yanceyi, Cancer antennarius, Cancer anthonyi, Cancer magister (226488) | |
| Piacenzian | Mexico | Cancer allisoni, Cancer antennarius (226586) Cancer productus (226612) | |
| Piacenzian | Belgium | Cancer pagurus (221310 221313) Metacarcinus tenax (221312) | |
| Gelasian | Japan (Shizuoka) | Cancer amphioetus (127710 202451) | |
| Gelasian | New Zealand | Metacarcinus novaezelandiae (68043 191846 191847) | |
| Gelasian | USA (California) | Cancer sp. (214286) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (New Jersey) | Cancer irroratus (159994) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico | Cancer antennarius (226597) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Florida) | Cancer irroratus (160000) | |
| Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Cancer productus (139844) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (California) | Cancer chaneyi (226583) Cancer productus (139843) Cancer productus, Romaleon branneri (138720) Cancer productus, Romaleon branneri, Metacarcinus gracilis, Romaleon jordani (138719) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | Cancer irroratus (159995) | |
| Pleistocene | USA (Maine) | Cancer irroratus (159999) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | Chile (Huasco) | Cancer sp. (223690) | |
| Pleistocene - Holocene | USA (California) | Cancer productus, Metacarcinus gracilis, Romaleon jordani (138722) Cancer productus, Romaleon branneri, Romaleon jordani (138724) Metacarcinus anthonyi, Metacarcinus gracilis, Romaleon jordani (138721) | |
| Calabrian | USA (California) | Cancer anthonyi (226545) Cancer garthi (226489) Cancer productus (220004) | |
| Chibanian | USA (California) | Cancer branneri (226611) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer branneri, Cancer productus (226571) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer productus, Cancer branneri, Cancer amphioetus, Cancer gracilis (219033) Cancer oregonensis (226482) Cancer oregonensis, Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer antennarius, Cancer gracilis, Cancer magister, Cancer productus (226584) Cancer oregonensis, Cancer magister (226480) Cancer oregonensis, Cancer magister, Cancer productus (226481) Cancer productus (226598 226602) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Cancer coosensis, Cancer oregonensis, Cancer magister (226487) Cancer magister (226483 226484 226485) Cancer productus (226486) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | USA (California) | Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer antennarius, Cancer gracilis, Cancer productus (219034) Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer gracilis, Cancer magister, Cancer productus (226580) Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer productus (226457) Cancer breweri (222663) Cancer chaneyi (226582) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer amphioetus, Cancer branneri, Cancer gracilis, Cancer productus (219857) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer branneri (226572) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer productus (226574) Cancer jordani, Cancer gracilis, Cancer anthonyi, Cancer productus (20639) Cancer jordani, Cancer productus (200409 226578 226595) Cancer magister (226460 226473 226539) Cancer productus (84515 226573) Cancer productus, Metacarcinus magister, Metacarcinus gracilis, Romaleon jordani (138723) Cancer sp. (71054) Glebocarcinus amphioetus (52242) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | Japan (Ishikawa) | Cancer japonicus (202458) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Morocco | Cancer sp. (127571) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico (Baja California) | Cancer chaneyi, Cancer branneri, Cancer productus (96591) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Maryland) | Cancer irroratus (48886 66720 66721) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Cancer irroratus (57706) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Oregon) | Cancer oregonensis (226603) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Mexico | Cancer antennarius (52347 67641 226466 226469 226472) Cancer jordani, Cancer anthonyi (226471) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (California) | Cancer antennarius (226456 226594 226599 226600 226607) Cancer antennarius, Cancer gracilis (226579 226606) Cancer antennarius, Cancer magister (226596) Cancer antennarius, Cancer productus (226478) Cancer anthonyi (226576) Cancer branneri (226476) Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer magister, Cancer gracilis (219032) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer antennarius (226567) Cancer chaneyi, Cancer productus, Cancer antennaria, Cancer branneri, Cancer anthonyi, Cancer gracilis, Cancer jordani (59063) Cancer jordani (226458) Cancer jordani, Cancer antennarius (226601) Cancer jordani, Cancer antennarius, Cancer gracilis, Cancer magister, Cancer productus (226585) Cancer productus (226477 226609) Cancer productus, Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer gracilis (219031) Cancer productus, Cancer branneri, Cancer jordani, Cancer magister, Cancer gracilis, Cancer antennarius, Cancer anthonyi (160361) Cancer sp. (96895) | |
| Holocene | Spain | Cancer pagurus (215736 215740) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Nova Scotia) | Cancer borealis (146567) |