Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Caribbean (America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 337
1476
3860 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 334
1471
3855 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 142
796
2403 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 140
790
2381 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 131
743
2233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 63
423
998 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 54
387
925 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 11
59
201 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
27
90 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Caribbean
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Caribbean
9 Species | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870 | Giant land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853 | Halloween crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | |
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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