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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
490
2361
7068
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
480
2331
7026
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
194
942
2657
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
191
928
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
171
860
2407
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
100
513
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
80
444
881
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
15
81
162
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
51
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Europe
3 Genera with 5 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 0giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Europe
5 Species
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Cardisoma gumhumi
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black 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