Oregoniidae

Family of crabs

Oregoniidae
Hyas araneus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Brachyura
Superfamily: Majoidea
Family: Oregoniidae
Garth, 1958
Genera
  • Chionoecetes Krøyer, 1838
  • Hyas Leach, 1814
  • Macroregonia Sakai, 1978
  • Oregonia Dana, 1851

The Oregoniidae are a family of crabs, formerly included in the family Majidae. It contains the four genera Chionoecetes, Hyas, Macroregonia, and Oregonia.[1]

References

  1. ^ Peter K. L. Ng; Danièle Guinot & Peter J. F. Davie (2008). "Systema Brachyurorum: Part I. An annotated checklist of extant Brachyuran crabs of the world" (PDF). Raffles Bulletin of Zoology. 17: 1–286.
Taxon identifiers
Oregoniidae


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