Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region India (South Asia)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 245
998
2525 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 244
997
2524 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 122
616
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 122
616
1784 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 114
575
1659 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 62
374
1028 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 56
349
986 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 14
71
233 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
40
118 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 5
9 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for India
5 Genera with 9 Species
Species list for India
9 Species | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax rotunda Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | Rugose land crab | | Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcinus jacquemontii | | | Gecarcinus trispinosus (Desmarest, 1822) | ⇒ Galene bispinosa Herbst, 1783 | | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | |
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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