Family

Cancridae (Rock crabs)

Metacarcinus magister. Photo: (c) Josh Houston, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

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Cancridae is a family of crabs. It comprises six extant genera, and eleven exclusively fossil genera, in two subfamilies:

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Eucarida (Decapods and krill)
        Order: Decapoda (Decapods)
        Suborder: Pleocyemata (Crabs, lobsters, shrimps, and allies)
        Infraorder: Brachyura (True crabs)
        Zoosection: Eubrachyura (Eubrachyuran crabs)
        Zoosubsection: Heterotremata (Heterotrematan crabs)
        Superfamily: Cancroidea (Rock and horse crabs)
        Family: Cancridae (Rock crabs)
        Genus: Metacarcinus (3)
        Genus: Glebocarcinus (1)
        Genus: Romaleon (1)
        Genus: Cancer (Edible crabs) (1)

Subtaxa

Genus: Metacarcinus

Genus: Glebocarcinus

Genus: Romaleon

Genus: Cancer (Edible crabs)

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