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Checklist for Section Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980
and region West Asia (Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
1065
2839
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
265
1063
2831
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
133
651
1785
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
131
645
1761
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
118
600
1626
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
61
342
835
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
54
315
790
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Asia
54 Families width 790 Species and 19 Subspecies
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Acidopsidae Stevcic, 20050SpeciesTaxom
Aethridae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab15SpeciesTaxom
Camptandriidae Stimpson, 185811SpeciesTaxom
Cancridae Latreille, 1802Edible crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Carpiliidae Ortmann, 1893Coral crabs6SpeciesTaxom
Cryptochiridae Paulson, 1875Coral gall crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Dairidae Ng & Rodriguez, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dorippidae MacLeay, 1838Demon-faced crabs17SpeciesTaxom
Dotillidae Stimpson, 18585SpeciesTaxom
Epialtidae MacLeay, 1838Kelp Crabs41SpeciesTaxom
Euryplacidae Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Galenidae Alcock, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinucidae Rathbun, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Geryonidae Colosi, 1923Deepsea crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838Angular crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs20SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 183818SpeciesTaxom
Inachoididae Dana, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Iphiculidae Alcock, 18962SpeciesTaxom
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs57SpeciesTaxom
Macrophthalmidae Dana, 185120SpeciesTaxom
Majidae Samouelle, 1819Spider crab29SpeciesTaxom
Matutidae De Haan, 18359SpeciesTaxom
Menippidae Ortmann, 1893Stone crabs11SpeciesTaxom
Nanocassiopidae Števčić, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Necrocarcinidae Föster, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ocypodidae Rafinesque, 1815Fiddler crabs37SpeciesTaxom
Oregoniidae Garth, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Oziidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Palicidae Bouvier, 1898Stilt crabs5SpeciesTaxom
Panopeidae Ortmann, 1893Mud crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Parathelphusidae Alcock, 19103SpeciesTaxom
Parthenopidae MacLeay, 1838Elbow crabs25SpeciesTaxom
Pilumnidae Samouelle, 181940SpeciesTaxom
Pinnotheridae De Haan, 1833Commensal Crabs10SpeciesTaxom
Pirimelidae Alcock, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Plagusiidae Dana, 18517SpeciesTaxom
Planopilumnidae Serène, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Platyxanthidae Guinot, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Portunidae Rafinesque, 1815Swimming Crab150SpeciesTaxom
Potamidae Ortmann, 189632SpeciesTaxom
Potamonautidae Bott, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocarcinidae Ng & Davie, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 185113SpeciesTaxom
Tanaocheleidae Ng & P. F. C..., 20002SpeciesTaxom
Tetraliidae Castro, Ng &..., 20047SpeciesTaxom
Trapeziidae Miers, 1886Coral crabs13SpeciesTaxom
Trichodactylidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18352SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 185316SpeciesTaxom
Xanthidae MacLeay, 1838Mud crabs108SpeciesTaxom
Zanthopsidae Vía, 19594SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Eubrachyura with occurrences in West Asia
SubsectionHeterotremata
Guinot, 1977
42
248
636
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubsectionThoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
12
67
154
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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