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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptochiroidea Paulson, 1875
and region West Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
218
667
1432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
216
665
1430
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
390
978
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
380
945
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
349
849
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
199
423
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
48
186
399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
44
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptochiroidea
Paulson, 1875
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Africa
1 Family width 2 Species
Cryptochiridae (Paulson, 1875)Coral gall crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Africa
2 Genera with 2 Species
Detocarcinus Kropp & Manning, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Troglocarcinus Verrill, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Africa
2 Species
Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956
Troglocarcinus balssi (Monod, 1956)⇒ Detocarcinus balssi Monod, 1956

Subnodes of Cryptochiroidea with occurrences in West Africa
FamilyCryptochiridae
Paulson, 1875
Coral gall crabs, Gall crabs
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom



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