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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region Shark Bay (Gascoyne, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
43
90
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
43
90
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
68
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
68
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
29
60
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
16
40
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
38
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Shark Bay
14 Families width 38 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs8SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab4SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae (Latreille, 1802)Edible crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs0SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Corystidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 18190SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs4SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab4SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18383SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Shark Bay
38 Genera with 38 Species
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Arcania Leach, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Atergatis De Haan, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1896Box crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Cancer Linnaeus, 1758Cancer Crab2SpeciesTaxom
Carcinoplax H. Milne Edw..., 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Charybdis De Haan, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Cyclodius Dana, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Dorippe Weber, 17851SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Gomeza Gray, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Heteropilumnus De Man, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyastenus White, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Lahaina Dana, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Leptomithrax Miers, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Lupocyclus Adams & White, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Melybia Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Micippa Leach, 18031SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiope Guinot, 1967
0SpeciesTaxom
Naxioides A. Milne-Edw..., 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Neodorippe Serène & Rom..., 17981SpeciesTaxom
Novactaea Guinot, 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Ocypode Weber, 1837Ghost Crab1SpeciesTaxom
Oncinopus De Haan, 18481SpeciesTaxom
Paradorippe Serène & Rom..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Parathranites Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Paratymolus Miers, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Parthenope Weber, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnopeus A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Planotergum Balss, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Platymaia Miers, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolambrus Paulson, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Randallia Stimpson, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Schizophrys White, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Tokoyo Galil, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Shark Bay
38 Species
Arcania cornuta MacGilchrist, 1905
Arcania novemspinosa Lichtenstein, 1816
Atergatis floridus Linnaeus, 1767Floral Egg Crab
Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758Giant Box Crab
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Calappa woodmasoni Alcock, 1896Little Crested Crab
Cancer calappa (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Cancer fornicatus (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Calappa calappa Linnaeus, 1758
Charybdis (Charybdis) callianassa Herbst, 1789
Cyclodius obscurus Hombron & Ja..., 1846
Dorippe frascone Herbst, 1785Carrier Crab
Ebalia tuberculosa Milne-Edwards, 1873Nut-crab
Gomeza bicornis Gray, 1831Masked Burrowing Crab
Hyastenus convexus Miers, 1884
Hyastenus elatus Griffin & Tr..., 1986Rhinoceros Crab
Lahaina agassizi Rathbun, 1902
Lahaina agassizii Rathbun, 1902
Leptomithrax globifer Rathbun, 1918Swollen Spider Crab
Leucosia haematosticta (Adams & White, 1849)⇒ Urnalana haematosticta Adams & White, 1849
Lupocyclus quinquedentatus Rathbun, 1906Five-toothed Swimming Crab
Melybia thalamita Stimpson, 1871Delicate coral crab
Micippa philyra Herbst, 1803
Mursia microspina Davie & Short, 1989
Myra curtimana Galil, 2001
Neodorippe callida Fabricius, 1798
Ocypode fabricii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Oncinopus neptunus Adams & White, 1848Oncinopus Neptunus
Paradorippe australiensis Miers, 1884
Parathranites orientalis Miers, 1886
Paratymolus bituberculatus Haswell, 1880
Parthenope chondrodes Davie & Turner, 1994
Planotergum mirabile Balss, 1935
Platymaia wyvillethomsoni Miers, 1886Three-spined Spider Crab
Pseudolambrus beaumonti Alcock, 1895
Randallia eburnea (Alcock, 1896)⇒ Tokoyo eburnea Alcock, 1896
Schizophrys aspera H. Milne Edw..., 1834Common decorator crab
Tokoyo eburnea Alcock, 1896
Urnalana haematosticta Adams & White, 1849

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in Shark Bay
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
13
37
37
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Eubrachyura at artfakta.se
Eubrachyura at biodiversity.org.au
Eubrachyura at marinespecies.org