Species list, Checklist of Family Gecarcinidae (Land crabs) for Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)

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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)

Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802 Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans	359 1638 4948	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892	356 1632 4934	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904	147 797 2869	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns	144 787 2814	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963	135 726 2605	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Infraorder	Brachyura Linnaeus, 1758 Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs	63 326 790	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Section	Eubrachyura de Saint Laurent, 1980	56 300 745	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Subsection	Thoracotremata Guinot, 1977	11 52 128	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Superfamily	Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838	6 24 51	Families Genera Species	Taxom
Family	Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 Land crabs	4 7	Genera Species	Taxom

Genera for Atlantic Ocean
4 Genera with 7 Species

Cardisoma Latreille, 1825	giant land crabs	1	Species	Taxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 1758		4	Species	Taxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837		0	Species	Taxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 1912		2	Species	Taxom

Species list for Atlantic Ocean
7 Species

Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825	Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837)	⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcinus laportuna
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835	Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758	Black Crab
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912

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