Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region South America (America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 422
2215
7147 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 418
2208
7139 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 160
944
3732 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 157
934
3671 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 147
874
3445 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 79
509
1693 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 71
478
1620 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 14
91
337 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 6
44
135 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 5
14 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for South America
5 Genera with 14 Species
Species list for South America
14 Species | Cardiosoma crassum Smith, 1870 | | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870 | Giant land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cardisoma quadrata (Saussure, 1858) | ⇒ Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | | Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus nobilii Perger & Wall, 2014 | | | Gecarcinus planata (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Johngarthia planata Stimpson, 1860 | | Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853 | Halloween crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Johngarthia malpilensis Faxon, 1893 | | | 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
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