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Cancroidea
Taxonomy
Cancroidea was named by Latreille (1802). It is extant. Its type is Cancer.
It was assigned to Decapoda by Martin (1904), Schweitzer and Salva (2000); to Brachyura by Schweitzer et al. (2006), De Angeli and Ceccon (2017); and to Heterotremata by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2004), Vega et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017).
It was assigned to Decapoda by Martin (1904), Schweitzer and Salva (2000); to Brachyura by Schweitzer et al. (2006), De Angeli and Ceccon (2017); and to Heterotremata by Schweitzer and Feldmann (2002), Schweitzer et al. (2004), Vega et al. (2008), Schweitzer et al. (2010), Luque et al. (2017).
Subtaxa
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1802 | Cancroidea Latreille |
| 1904 | Cancroidea Martin p. 94 |
| 2000 | Cancroidea Schweitzer and Salva p. 286 |
| 2002 | Cancroidea Schweitzer and Feldmann p. 961 |
| 2004 | Cancroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 98 |
| 2006 | Cancroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 24 figs. Table 1 |
| 2008 | Cancroidea Vega et al. |
| 2010 | Cancroidea Schweitzer et al. p. 100 |
| 2017 | Cancroidea De Angeli and Ceccon p. 23 |
| 2017 | Cancroidea Luque et al. p. 12 |
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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.
Superfm. Cancroidea Latreille 1802
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Fm. Atelecyclidae Ortmann 1893
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G. Atelecyclus Leach 1814
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†Atelecyclus elegans Ristori 1896
Atelecyclus rotundatus Olivi 1792
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Invalid names: Atelecyclus heterodon Leach 1815 [synonym], Cancer septemdentatus Montagu 1813 [synonym]
†Atelecyclus rugosus Desmarest 1822
Invalid names: Clorodius Desmarest 1823 [synonym]
Invalid names: Atelecyclinae Ortmann 1893 [empty]
Fm. Cancridae Latreille 1802
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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
Subfm. †Lobocarcininae Beurlen 1930
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G. †Lobocarcinus Reuss 1857
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†Lobocarcinus aegypticus Lorenthey 1909
†Lobocarcinus catalaunicus Van Straelen 1927
†Lobocarcinus indicus Glaessner 1933
†Lobocarcinus lumacopius Anderson and Feldmann 1995
†Lobocarcinus paulinowuerttemburgensis Von Meyer 1847
†Lobocarcinus paulinowurtembergensis von Meyer 1851
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Invalid names: Lobocarcinus cairensis Fraas 1867 [synonym]
†Lobocarcinus pentanodosus Collins and Barber 1998
†Lobocarcinus pustulosus Feldmann and Fordyce 1996
†Lobocarcinus santosi Rathbun 1937
†Lobocarcinus sismondae Von Meyer 1843
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Invalid names: Cancer illyricus Bittner 1883 [synonym], Platycarcinus deshayesii Milne Edwards 1861 [synonym]
†Lobocarcinus sismondai Von Meyer 1843
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Invalid names: Cancer deshayesii Milne-Edwards 1861 [synonym], Lobocarcinus imperator Reuss 1859 [synonym]
G. †Ramacarcinus De Angeli and Ceccon 2017
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†Ramacarcinus lineatuberculatus Beschin et al. 2016
Invalid names: Rama Beschin et al. 2016 [replaced]
G. †Tasadia Muller 1984
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†Tasadia carniolica Bittner 1884
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Invalid names: Cancer bittneri Toula 1904 [synonym], Cancer szontaghi Lörenthey 1898 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cancerides Latreille 1802 [empty]
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 Ypresian to the top of the Holocene or 56.00000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 48.07 Ma
Collections (237 total)
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| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Ypresian | USA (California) | Cancer sp. (122294 122337) | |
| Ypresian | Italy | Nicoliscarcinus rotundatus, Rama lineatuberculata (207470) Ramacarcinus lineatuberculatus (145127) | |
| Eocene | USA (California) | Cancer gabbi (139652) | |
| Lutetian | Italy (Vicenza) | Ceronnectes boeckhi (145128) | |
| Lutetian | Spain | Lobocarcinus catalaunicus (226453) | |
| Lutetian | Indonesia (South Sulawesi) | Lobocarcinus pentanodosus (175187) | |
| Lutetian | Pakistan (Balochistan) | Lobocarcinus indicus (202284) | |
| Lutetian | Hungary | Lobocarcinus paulinowurtembergensis (207773) | |
| Lutetian | USA (South Carolina) | Sarahcarcinus campbellorum (191870) | |
| Lutetian | Argentina (Santa Cruz) | Metacarcinus sp. (226557) Notocarcinus sulcatus (202316) | |
| Lutetian | Egypt | Lobocarcinus sp. (41898) | |
| Lutetian | Pakistan | Lobocarcinus indicus (7730) | |
| Lutetian | Italy | Ceronnectes boeckhi (146999 207553) | |
| Middle Eocene | Mexico (Baja California Sur) | Anatolikos undecimspinosus (56991) | |
| Lutetian - Priabonian | Egypt | Lobocarcinus paulinowuerttembergensis, Lobocarcinus aegypticus, Lobocarcinus lumacopius (232605) | |
| Bartonian | USA (North Carolina) | Pororaria granulosa (7297) Santeecarcinus harmatuki (191861) | |
| Bartonian | Egypt | Lobocarcinus lumacopius (226399) Lobocarcinus sp. (97545) | |
| Bartonian | Hungary | Cancer bockhii (161773) | |
| Bartonian | Pakistan (Punjab) | Lobocarcinus indicus (202309) | |
| Priabonian | USA (Washington) | Anisospinos berglundi (202365) | |