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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Society Islands (French Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
474
826
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
342
679
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
330
675
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
37
171
303
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
32
165
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
10
35
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
5
19
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Society Islands
2 Genera with 3 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1825giant land crabs2SpeciesTaxom
Epigrapsus Heller, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Society Islands
3 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825Blue land crab
Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862


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