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Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region Victoria (East Australia, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
253
830
1509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
251
825
1501
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
92
297
524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
91
296
523
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
286
512
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
44
154
223
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
39
136
198
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
11
36
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
6
22
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Victoria
2 Genera with 2 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1851giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Johngarthia Türkay, 18371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Victoria
2 Species
Cardisoma armatum Herklots, 1851African rainbow crab
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