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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Malaita (Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
42
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
42
58
99
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
34
48
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
34
48
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
33
47
90
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
13
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
13
16
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Malaita
1 Genera with 1 Species
Discoplax Milne-Edwards, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malaita
1 Species
Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852)⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012


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