Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Colombia (Northern South America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 232
793
1909 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 232
793
1909 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 115
496
1410 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 113
491
1395 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 105
454
1277 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 53
257
652 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 46
239
619 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 10
40
136 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
19
47 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 4
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for Colombia
4 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for Colombia
9 Species | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870 | Giant land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014 | | | Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860 | | Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853 | Halloween crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | 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
|
