Cancridae Latreille, 1802 
AphiaID: 106749

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Malacostraca > Eumalacostraca > Eucarida > Decapoda > Pleocyemata > Brachyura > Eubrachyura > Heterotremata > Cancroidea

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Cancroidea
Sources		basis of record: Türkay, M. (2001). Decapoda, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 284-292 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: d'Udekem d'Acoz, C. (1999). Inventaire et distribution des crustacés décapodes de l'Atlantique nord-oriental, de la Méditerranée et des eaux continentales adjacentes au nord de 25°N [Inventory and distribution of the decapod crustaceans from the northeastern Atlantic, the Mediterranean and the adjacent continental waters north of 25°N]. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 40. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France. ISBN 2-86515-114-10. X, 383 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch Noordzeekrabben  [details] English edible crabs  [details]
Direct child taxa [show all]		Genus Cancer Linnaeus, 1758
Environment		marine
Feedingtypes		omnivore [details] predator [details] scavenger [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106749
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Türkay, Michael 2005-03-24 08:41:58Z   changed   Cuvelier, Daphne 2009-12-15 09:56:25Z   changed   Davie, Peter
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		Citation: Davie, P.; Türkay, M. (2013). Cancridae. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106749 on 2013-05-22
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