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Checklist for Subfamily Cyclograpsinae H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
and region Australia (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
448
2925
10558
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
445
2918
10546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
166
1267
5249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
163
1257
5186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
153
1195
4883
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
81
667
2313
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
70
601
2161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
17
119
428
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
56
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
17
45
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCyclograpsinae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
8
26
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Australia
8 Genera with 26 Species
Austrohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Chasmagnathus De Haan, 05SpeciesTaxom
Cyclograpsus H. Milne-Edw..., 183710SpeciesTaxom
Helice De Haan, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Helograpsus Campbell & G..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 02SpeciesTaxom
Paragrapsus H. Milne Edw..., 18373SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohelice Sakai, Türka..., 18512SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Australia
26 Species
Austrohelice crassa Dana, 1851Tunneling Mud Crab. Burrowing Mud Crab
Chasmagnathus convexus (De Haan, 1835)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus hararlliamus
Chasmagnathus haswellianus (Whitelegge, 1899)⇒ Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899
Chasmagnathus laevis (Dana, 1851)⇒ Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851
Chasmagnathus quadridentatus
Cyclograpsus audouinii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus granulatus Dana, 1851
Cyclograpsus granulosus H. Milne Edw..., 1853Purple mottled shore crab
Cyclograpsus insularum Campbell & G..., 1966Northern smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837Globose shore crab
Cyclograpsus lavauxi H. Milne Edw..., 1853Smooth shore crab
Cyclograpsus parvulus (De Man, 1896)⇒ Cyclograpsus integer H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus punctatum
Cyclograpsus punctatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Cyclograpsus quadridentatus (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Helice crana
Helice leachii (Hess, 1865)⇒ Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851
Helograpsus haswellianus Whitelegge, 1899Haswell's Shore Crab
Metaplax hirsutimana (Grant & McCu..., 1906)⇒ Australoplax tridentata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Metaplax hirsutimanus
Paragrapsus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Red-spotted Shore Crab
Paragrapsus laevis Dana, 1851Smooth shore crab
Paragrapsus quadridentatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Four-toothed Shore Crab
Pseudohelice quadrata Dana, 1851
Pseudohelice subquadrata Dana, 1851


Links, sources and further information
Cyclograpsinae at biodiversity.org.au
Cyclograpsinae at marinespecies.org