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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Mayaro-Rio Claro (Trinidad, Trinidad and Tobago)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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 Mayaro-Rio Claro
1 Genera with 1 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mayaro-Rio Claro
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