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Checklist for Family Cheiragonidae Ortmann, 1893 (Helmet crabs)
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
337
1830
5827
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
335
1828
5824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
161
1152
4062
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
159
1143
4017
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
148
1092
3833
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
82
654
2031
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
593
1888
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
54
462
1516
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cheiragonoidea
Ortmann, 1893
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCheiragonidae
Ortmann, 1893
Helmet crabs
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Japan
2 Genera with 4 Species
Erimacrus Benedict, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Telmessus White, 18463SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
4 Species
Erimacrus isenbeckii Brandt, 1848Hair crab
Telmessus acutidens Stimpson, 1848
Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812Bristly Crab
Telmessus serratus (White, 1846)⇒ Telmessus cheiragonus Tilesius, 1812


Links, sources and further information
Cheiragonidae at gbif.org
Cheiragonidae at irmng.org
Cheiragonidae at itis.gov
Cheiragonidae at marinespecies.org