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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Iberian Peninsula (South Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
314
1043
2665
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
313
1041
2659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
130
413
931
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
128
404
893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
117
358
805
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
63
182
343
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
159
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
9
33
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Iberian Peninsula
3 Genera with 1 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Iberian Peninsula
1 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab


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