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Checklist for Family Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838 (Kelp Crabs)
and region Fossils


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
286
1345
4857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
271
1315
4752
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
198
1203
4613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1123
4360
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
92
723
2559
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
72
573
1961
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
62
531
1851
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Majoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
8
83
230
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyEpialtidae
MacLeay, 1838
Kelp Crabs
16
33
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Fossils
16 Genera with 33 Species
Chorilia Dana, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Epialtus Edwards, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Griffinia Richer de Fo..., 19181SpeciesTaxom
Herbstia H. Milne-Edw..., 20102SpeciesTaxom
Huenia De Haan, 19863SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 18392SpeciesTaxom
Libinia Leach, 1877Spider Crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Menaethius H. Milne Edw..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Perinia Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Pisa Leach, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Pisoides H. Milne-Edw..., 19242SpeciesTaxom
Pugettia Dana, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Rochinia A. Milne-Edw..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Roemerus Bishop, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Scyra Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Tylocarcinus Miers, 18031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Fossils
33 Species
Chorilia yui Hu, 1984
Epialtus pacificus M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Griffinia lappacea Rathbun, 1918Burr Crab
Herbstia exserta Collins & Mo..., 1976
Herbstia melitense M. Gatt, 2010
Huenia australis Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Huenia bifurcata Streets, 1870
Huenia halei Griffin & Tr..., 1986
Hyastenus corallinus De Angeli & ..., 2008
Hyastenus diacanthus De Haan, 1839
Libinia dubia H. Milne Edw..., 1834Doubtful spider crab
Libinia emarginata Leach, 1815Common Spider Crab
Libinia mbalavuensis M. J. Rathbun, 1945
Libinia milnei Collins & Do..., 2012
Libinia peruviensis Carriol & al., 1987
Libinia setosa Lockington, 1877
Menaethius monoceros Latreille, 1825One-horned Spider Crab
Perinia tumida Dana, 1851Little Seaweed Crab
Pisa armata Latreille, 1803Gibb's Sea Spider
Pisa oroszyi Bachmayer, 1953
Pisoides bidentatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pisoides ortmanni Balss, 1924
Pugettia incisa De Haan, 1839
Pugettia producta (Randall, 1840)⇒ Platymaia rebierei Guinot & Ric..., 1986
Pugettia richii Dana, 1851Cryptic kelp crab
Pugettia tasmanensis Richer de Fo..., 1993
Pugettia yamafui Karasawa & K..., 2003
Rochinia boschii S. Casadio, 2005
Rochinia hystrix Stimpson, 1871Quillback spiny crab
Roemerus ornatissimus Forir, 1887
Roemerus robustus Bishop, 1983
Scyra acutifrons Dana, 1852Sharp-nosed Crab
Tylocarcinus styx Herbst, 1803Underworld Spider Crab

Subnodes of Epialtidae with occurrences in Fossils
SubfamilyEpialtinae
MacLeay, 1838
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPisinae
Dana, 1851
9
19
Genera
Species

Taxom



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