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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
228
718
1494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
227
717
1493
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
112
429
1019
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
111
423
1005
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
103
400
947
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
55
244
478
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
49
228
450
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
45
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
19
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
8
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Mexico
3 Genera with 8 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs3SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 17584SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18601SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Mexico
8 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween crab
Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758Black Crab
Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860


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