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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Saint Helena (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
124
252
371
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
57
111
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
56
110
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
52
98
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
24
49
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
23
44
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
3
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
3
1
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Saint Helena
3 Genera with 1 Species
Gecarcinus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Gecarcoidea H. Milne Edw..., 1837
0SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Saint Helena
1 Species
Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837


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