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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paulson, 1875
and region USA (North America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
471
2820
10434
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
459
2798
10382
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
186
1289
5282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
183
1277
5217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
169
1210
4981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
96
729
2149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
632
1940
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
112
398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
9
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for USA
1 Family width 13 Species
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs13SpeciesTaxom


Genera for USA
9 Genera with 13 Species
Cryptochirus Heller, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Dacryomaia Kropp, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hapalocarcinus Stimpson, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Lithoscaptus A. Milne-Edw..., 1862
0SpeciesTaxom
Opecarcinus Kropp and Ma..., 19772SpeciesTaxom
Pelycomaia Kropp, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocryptochirus Hiro, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19253SpeciesTaxom
Utinomiella Kropp and Ta..., 19061SpeciesTaxom


Species list for USA
13 Species
Cryptochirus corallicola
Cryptochirus coralliodytes Heller, 1861Giant Darner
Dacryomaia edmonsoni Fize & Serene, 1956
Hapalocarcinus marsupialis Stimpson, 1859Coral gall crab
Opecarcinus crescentus Edmondson, 1925
Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Pelycomaia minuta Edmondson, 1933
Pseudocryptochirus hypostegus (Shaw & Hopkins, 1977)⇒ Opecarcinus hypostegus Shaw & Hopkins, 1977
Pseudocryptochirus kahe (McCain & Coles, 1979)⇒ Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906
Troglocarcinus (Troglocarcinus) minutus Edmonson, 1933
Troglocarcinus corallicola Verrill, 1908Floatingheart
Troglocarcinus cresentus Edmonson, 1925
Utinomiella dimorpha Henderson, 1906Kahe Point crab

Subnodes of Cryptochiroidea with occurrences in USA
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
9
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cryptochiroidea at biodiversity.org.au
Cryptochiroidea at itis.gov
Cryptochiroidea at marinespecies.org