Checklist for Infraorder Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 (Crabs)
and region Solomon Islands (Melanesia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 243
971
2160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 241
969
2158 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
627
1627 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 125
621
1612 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 118
594
1560 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 63
360
749 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Solomon Islands
63 Families width 749 Species and 3 Subspecies #ABCDEGHILMOPRSTVX
| Acidopsidae Stevcic, 2005 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atelecyclidae Ortmann, 1893 | Horse crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Belliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837 | Box Crab | 23 | Species | Taxom | | Camptandriidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cancridae Latreille, 1802 | Edible crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893 | Coral crabs | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Chasmocarcinidae Serène, 1964 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 | Helmet crabs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 | Coral gall crabs | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Cyclodorippidae Ortmann, 1892 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Cymonomidae Bouvier, 1897 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 1986 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838 | Demon-faced crabs | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Dotillidae Stimpson, 1858 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dromiidae De Haan, 1833 | Sponge crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 | Kelp Crabs | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Ethusidae Guinot, 1977 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Euryplacidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 | Land crabs | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 | Deepsea crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838 | Angular crabs | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838 | Marsh crabs | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Hepatidae Stimpson, 1871 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hexapodidae Miers, 1886 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Homolidae De Haan, 1839 | Carrier crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Homolodromiidae Alcock, 1899 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Inachidae MacLeay, 1838 | | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Inachoididae Dana, 1851 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Iphiculidae Alcock, 1896 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latreilliidae Stimpson, 1858 | Longleg crabs | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 | Nut crabs | 33 | Species | Taxom | | Macrophthalmidae Dana, 1851 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Majidae Samouelle, 1819 | Spider crab | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Matutidae De Haan, 1835 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Menippidae Ortmann, 1893 | Stone crabs | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Mictyridae Dana, 1851 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mithracidae Balss, 1929 | | 30 | Species | Taxom | | Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Fiddler crabs | 35 | Species | Taxom | | Oregoniidae Garth, 1958 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Oziidae Dana, 1851 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Palicidae Bouvier, 1898 | Stilt crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893 | Mud crabs | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Parathelphusidae Alcock, 1910 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838 | Elbow crabs | 17 | Species | Taxom | | Phyllotymolinidae Tavares, 1998 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnidae Samouelle, 1819 | | 25 | Species | Taxom | | Pilumnoididae Guinot & Mac..., 1987 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833 | Commensal Crabs | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Plagusiidae Dana, 1851 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Swimming Crab | 61 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudorhombilidae Alcock, 1900 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudothelphusidae Ortmann, 1893 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Raninidae De Haan, 1839 | Frog crabs | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Retroplumidae Gill, 1894 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sesarmidae Dana, 1851 | | 39 | Species | Taxom | | Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 2004 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trapeziidae Miers, 1886 | Coral crabs | 13 | Species | Taxom | | Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1835 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Tychidae (Dana, 1851) | Urn crabs | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 1853 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838 | Mud crabs | 112 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Brachyura with occurrences in Solomon Islands
Links, sources and further information Brachyura at artfakta.se
Brachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Brachyura at dyntaxa.se
Brachyura at gbif.org
Brachyura at itis.gov
Brachyura at marinespecies.org
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