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Checklist for Family Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875 (Coral gall crabs)
and region Europe (Eurasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
560
3291
13093
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
547
3256
13030
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
223
1394
4890
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
220
1379
4800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
194
1284
4512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
112
764
2013
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
89
657
1745
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
99
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
4
3
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
4
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Europe
4 Genera with 3 Species
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Hiroia Takeda & Tamura, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19252SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Europe
3 Species
Hiroia krempfi Fize & Serene, 1956
Opecarcinus aurantius Kropp, 1989
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925


Links, sources and further information
Cryptochiridae at biodiversity.org.au
Cryptochiridae at gbif.org
Cryptochiridae at irmng.org
Cryptochiridae at itis.gov
Cryptochiridae at marinespecies.org