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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Quepos (Puntarenas, Costa Rica)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
14
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
14
18
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
9
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
9
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Quepos
2 Genera with 3 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1870giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcinus Leach, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Quepos
3 Species
Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870Giant land crab
Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835Bermuda land crab
Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853Halloween 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