Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Australasia (Oceania)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 449
2940
10646 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 446
2933
10634 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 166
1273
5314 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 163
1263
5250 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 153
1201
4946 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 81
673
2347 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 70
607
2195 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 17
121
443 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
58
212 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 7
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Australasia
7 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for Australasia
14 Species | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | | Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax magna Ng & Shih, 2014 | | | Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888 | Christmas Island red crab | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Tuerkayana celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | |
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
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