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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region France (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
353
1359
3552
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
350
1353
3546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
159
649
1645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
158
644
1638
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
144
603
1580
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
84
350
714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
65
304
652
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
47
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
29
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for France
3 Genera with 5 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for France
5 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
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