Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region St. Croix (U.S. Virgin Islands)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 62
88
112 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 45
70
98 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 42
66
95 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 22
39
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 20
37
48 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 6
10
15 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 5
8
11 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 2
3 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for St. Croix
2 Genera with 3 Species
Species list for St. Croix
3 Species
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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