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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Eurasia (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
613
5026
27212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
598
4987
27139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
248
2433
14370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
245
2417
14257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
215
2285
13463
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
124
1416
6910
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
100
1262
6395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
18
229
1401
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
108
735
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
13
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Eurasia
13 Genera with 34 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1794giant land crabs7SpeciesTaxom
Carinacaris Garassino, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18245SpeciesTaxom
Epigarpsus1SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 19233SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18227SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 18883SpeciesTaxom
Grapsodes Heller, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Hylaeocarcinus Wood-Mason, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Mystacocarcinus Hilgendorf, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pelocarcinus H. Milne-Edw..., 18902SpeciesTaxom
Perigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eurasia
34 Species
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma gumhumi
Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Cardisoma obesum (Herbst, 1794)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796
Carinacaris teruzzii Garassino, 1994
Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax gracilipes Ng & Guinot, 2001
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012
Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824Rugose land crab
Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824
Epigarpsus politus C. Heller, 1862
Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862
Epigrapsus wolfi (Sendler, 1923)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Gecarcinus anisocheles (Latreille, 1818)⇒ Eriphia sebana Shaw & Nodder, 1803
Gecarcinus hirtipes Lamarck, 1818
Gecarcinus jacquemontii
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822)⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783
Gecarcoidea humei Wood-Mason, 1874
Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888Christmas Island red crab
Grapsodes notatus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Hylaeocarcinus humei (Wood-Mason, 1874)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860
Mystacocarcinus crenidens (Hilgendorf, 1888)⇒ Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865
Pelocarcinus cailloti (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Pelocarcinus marchei (A. Milne-Edw..., 1890)⇒ Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Perigrapsus excelsus (Heller, 1862)⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796


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