Carcinidae

Carcinidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Portunoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Brachyura Sectio: Eubrachyura Subsectio: Heterotremata Superfamilia: Portunoidea

Familia: Carcinidae
Subfamiliae: Carcininae - Polybiinae

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Genera overview: Benthochascon – Brusinia – Carcinus – Liocarcinus – Ovalipes – Portumnus – Xaiva – †Cicarnus – †Miopipus

Name

• Carcinidae MacLeay, 1838

References

Primary references

• MacLeay, W.S., 1838. On the brachyurous decapod Crustacea brought from the Cape by Dr. Smith. In: Smith, A., Illustrations of the Annulosa of South Africa; being a portion of the objects of natural history chiefly collected during an expedition into the interior of South Africa, under the direction of Dr. Andrew Smith, in the years 1834, 1835. and 1836; fitted out by “The Cape of Good Hope Association for Exploring Central Africa”. London, Smith, Elder, and Co. Pp. 53–71, 2 plates.

Additional references

• Evans, N.M. 2018. Molecular phylogenetics of swimming crabs (Portunoidea Rafinesque, 1815) supports a revised family-level classification and suggests a single derived origin of symbiotic taxa. PeerJ. 6: e4260. DOI: 10.7717/peerj.4260 Reference page.  [See p. 28-30, 39-40]