Callinectes Stimpson, 1860 (additional source)
Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 (additional source)
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758 (additional source)
Carcininae MacLeay, 1838 (basis of record)
Carcinus Leach, 1814 (additional source)
Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Ebaliinae Stimpson, 1871 (basis of record)
Hyas Leach, 1814 (additional source)
Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 (additional source)
Lichenopora Defrance, 1823 (additional source)
Oregoniinae Garth, 1958 (basis of record)
Pisinae Dana, 1851 (basis of record)
Planes Bowdich, 1825 (additional source)
Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) (additional source)
Polybiinae Ortmann, 1893 accepted as Polybiidae Ortmann, 1893 (basis of record)
Portuninae Rafinesque, 1815 (basis of record)
Rhithropanopeus Rathbun, 1898 (additional source)
Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) (additional source)

Atlantic Europe for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Blankenberge for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Blankenberge for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
Danish Exclusive Economic Zone for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
Danish Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) 
East Coast of England for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
English Channel for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
English Channel for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
English Channel for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Faeroe Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
French Exclusive Economic Zone [Atlantic part] for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
German Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
German Exclusive Economic Zone for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) 
Greenlandic Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Hinder Banks for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Hinder Banks for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Icelandic Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Knokke for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
Knokke for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Knokke-Heist for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
Koksijde for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mediterranean Sea for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
Mediterranean Sea for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Mediterranean Sea for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Nieuwpoort for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Nieuwpoort for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
North East Atlantic for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
North West Atlantic for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
North West Atlantic for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
North West Atlantic for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
North West Atlantic for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
North West Atlantic for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) 
Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Oostduinkerke for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896 
Oostende for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Oostende for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
Oostende for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Oosterschelde for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Oosterschelde for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815 
Portuguese Exclusive Economic Zone for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Red Sea for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
South Coast of Ireland for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Spitsbergen for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Swedish Exclusive Economic Zone for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Wadden Sea for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Wadden Sea for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
West Africa for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
West Africa for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
West Coast of Ireland for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Westerschelde for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Westerschelde for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758) 
Westerschelde for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841) 

Dutch augustiner for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch blauwe krab for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Dutch blauwe zwemkrab for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896
Dutch blauwpootzwemkrab for Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch bleke hooiwagenkrab for Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)
Dutch brakwaterkrabbetje for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841)
Dutch breedpootkrab for Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch breedpotige krab for Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch Chineesje for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch Chinese krab for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Dutch Chinese kreeft for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Dutch Chinese wolhandkrab for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Dutch cirkelronde krab for Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)
Dutch Columbuskrab for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch duivelskrabbetje for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch erwtenkrabbetje for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch Europese spinkrab for Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
Dutch gebochelde spinkrab for Pisa armata (Latreille, 1803)
Dutch gemarmerde zwemkrab for Liocarcinus marmoreus (Leach, 1814)
Dutch gestekelde sponspootkrab for Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch gewimperde zwemkrab [from synonym] for Liocarcinus arcuatus (Leach, 1814)
Dutch gewone hooiwagenkrab for Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761)
Dutch gewone krab for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch gewone spinkrab for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch gewone zeekrab for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch gewone zwemkrab for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch gezaagde krab for Pirimela denticulata (Montagu, 1808)
Dutch gladde kiezelkrab for Ebalia tumefacta (Montagu, 1808)
Dutch gladde sponspootkrab for Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)
Dutch grote hooiwagenkrab for Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)
Dutch grote krab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch grote noordzeekrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch grote spinkrab for Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
Dutch helmkrab for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch hoofdkrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch kleine hooiwagenkrab [from synonym] for Macropodia parva Van Noort & Adema, 1985
Dutch kleine kiezelkrab for Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817
Dutch kleine zeekrab for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch kleine zwemkrab for Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1816)
Dutch koggurmerkees for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch krombekhooiwagenkrab for Macropodia deflexa Forest, 1978
Dutch kubikelmeter for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch landkrab for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch langschaarkrab for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch mosselkrabbetje for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch mosselteek for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch muiskrab for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch nagelkrab for Thia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793)
Dutch Noordzeekrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch oesterkrabbetje for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch paddestoelkrab for Eurynome aspera (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch polystkrab for Thia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793)
Dutch porceleinkrabbetje for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch predikantenkrab for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch predikantje for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch rode spinkrab for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
Dutch rood krabbetje for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch ruig krabbetje for Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)
Dutch ruwe kiezelkrab for Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777)
Dutch sikkelhooiwagenkrab for Macropodia linaresi Forest & Zariquiey Álvarez, 1964
Dutch slabraai for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch slagkrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch spanjool for Necora puber (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch steenkrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch strandkrab for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch teek for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)
Dutch teennagel for Thia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793)
Dutch toogkrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch witte krab for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
Dutch wolhandkrab for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Dutch wolkrab for Dromia personata (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch wolpootkrab for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
Dutch wratoogkrab for Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817
Dutch zeekrab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
Dutch zeespin for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
Dutch Zuiderzeekrabbetje for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841)
Dutch zwart krabbetje for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841)
English arch-fronted swimming crab [from synonym] for Liocarcinus arcuatus (Leach, 1814)
English blue-leg swimming-crab for Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)
English bristly crab for Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)
English Bryers nut crab for Ebalia tumefacta (Montagu, 1808)
English Chinese mitten crab for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853
English circular crab for Atelecyclus rotundatus (Olivi, 1792)
English common spider crab for Maja squinado (Herbst, 1788)
English contracted crab for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815
English Cranch's nut crab for Ebalia cranchii Leach, 1817
English Cranch's spider crab for Achaeus cranchii Leach, 1817
English dwarf crab for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841)
English dwarf swimming crab for Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1816)
English edible crab for Cancer pagurus Linnaeus, 1758
English flying crab for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)
English Gibb's sea spider for Pisa armata (Latreille, 1803)
English great spider crab for Hyas araneus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English Gulf weed crab for Planes minutus (Linnaeus, 1758)
English harbour crab for Carcinus maenas (Linnaeus, 1758)
English helmet crab for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)
English Leach's spider crab for Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)
English long legged spider crab for Macropodia rostrata (Linnaeus, 1761)
English marbled swimming crab for Liocarcinus marmoreus (Leach, 1814)
English masked crab for Corystes cassivelaunus (Pennant, 1777)

 Authority

 for Hyas coarctatus Leach, 1815

Leach, 1814 [details]

 Authority

 for Pisa armata (Latreille, 1803)

(Latreille, 1802) [details]

 Distribution

 for Callinectes sapidus Rathbun, 1896

The adult crab C. sapidus inhabits estuaries and river mouths. [details]

 Distribution

 for Eriocheir sinensis H. Milne Edwards, 1853

The species spends most of its time in freshwater, but has to return to the sea for reproduction. [details]

 Distribution

 for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

L. holsatus is one of the most common crabs in the fauna of Belgium and the Netherlands. They can wash ashore with ... [details]

 Distribution

 for Rhithropanopeus harrisii (Gould, 1841)

Brackish water species. [details]

 Ecology

 for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)

This species lives commensaly in the mantle cavity of various bivalvia and tunicates. [details]

 Synonymy

 for Ebalia tuberosa (Pennant, 1777)

Originally described as Cancer tuberosus Pennant, 1777 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Ebalia tumefacta (Montagu, 1808)

Originally described as Cancer tumefactus Montagu, 1808 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Eurynome aspera (Pennant, 1777)

Originally described as Cancer asper Pennant, 1777 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Inachus dorsettensis (Pennant, 1777)

Originally described as Cancer dorsettensis Pennant, 1777 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Inachus phalangium (Fabricius, 1775)

Originally described as Cancer phalangium Fabricius, 1775 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Liocarcinus arcuatus (Leach, 1814)

Originally described as Portunus arcuatus Leach, 1814 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Liocarcinus depurator (Linnaeus, 1758)

Originally described as Cancer depurator Linnaeus, 1758 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Liocarcinus holsatus (Fabricius, 1798)

Originally described as Cancer holsatus Fabricius, 1798 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Liocarcinus marmoreus (Leach, 1814)

Originally described as Portunus marmoreus Leach, 1814 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Liocarcinus pusillus (Leach, 1816)

Originally described as Portunus pusillus Leach, 1815 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Macropodia tenuirostris (Leach, 1814)

Originally described as Leptopodia tenuirostris Leach, 1814 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Pilumnus hirtellus (Linnaeus, 1761)

Originally discribed as Cancer hirtellus Linnaeus, 1761 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Pinnotheres pisum (Linnaeus, 1767)

Originally discribed as Cancer pisum Linnaeus, 1758 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Pirimela denticulata (Montagu, 1808)

Originally described as Cancer denticulatus Montagu, 1808 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Portumnus latipes (Pennant, 1777)

Originally described as Cancer latipes Pennant, 1777 [details]

 Synonymy

 for Thia scutellata (Fabricius, 1793)

Originally described as Hippa scutellata Fabricius, 1793 [details]