Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region USA (North America)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 471
2820
10434 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 459
2798
10382 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 186
1289
5282 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 183
1277
5217 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 169
1210
4981 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 96
729
2149 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 80
632
1940 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 18
112
398 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 8
54
156 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 6
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for USA
6 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for USA
16 Species | Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851 | African rainbow crab | | Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | Brown land crab | | Cardisoma crassum Smith, 1870 | Giant land crab | | Cardisoma guanhumi Latreille, 1825 | Blue land crab | | Cardisoma hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | | Discoplax hirtipes (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Discoplax celeste Ng & Davie, 2012 | | Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Discoplax rotundum Quoy & Gaimard, 1824 | | | Epigrapsus notatus Heller, 1865 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcinus lateralis Freminville, 1835 | Bermuda land crab | | Gecarcinus quadratus Saussure, 1853 | Halloween crab | | Gecarcinus ruricola Linnaeus, 1758 | Black Crab | | Gecarcoidea lalandii H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | 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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