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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
208
1695
9054
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
205
1681
8960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
191
1597
8581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
108
971
3858
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
90
866
3579
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
19
146
723
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
8
69
266
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
7
28
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
7 Genera with 28 Species
Cardiosoma Agassiz, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Cardisoma Latreille, 1858giant land crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18244SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17588SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18371SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18605SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
28 Species
Cardiosoma crassum Smith, 1870
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma gumhumi
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma quadrata (Saussure, 1858)⇒ Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus laportuna
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus malpilensis (Faxon, 1893)⇒ Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia cocoensis Perger, Varg..., 2011
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893
Johngarthia oceanica Perger, 2019
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860


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