Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Central America (America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 283
1069
2864 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 281
1067
2861 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
612
2065 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 125
606
2049 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 118
564
1914 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 60
319
870 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 52
298
835 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 11
53
221 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
25
65 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 4
11 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Central America
4 Genera with 11 Species
Species list for Central America
11 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870 | Giant land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus malpilensis (Faxon, 1893) | ⇒ Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893 | | Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860 | | Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853 | Halloween crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Johngarthia cocoensis Perger, Varg..., 2011 | | | Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893 | | | 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
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