Checklist for Family Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838 (Land crabs)
and region World Oceans
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 442
2839
10549 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 439
2830
10522 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 175
1346
6033 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 172
1333
5957 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 162
1262
5531 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs | 83
659
1926 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Section
| Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
| 75
599
1812 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subsection
| Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
| 16
109
319 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
| 7
53
146 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Gecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs | 7
16 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Genera for World Oceans
7 Genera with 16 Species
Species list for World Oceans
16 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 obesum (Herbst, 1794) | ⇒ Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796 | | Discoplax longipes A. Milne-Edw..., 1867 | | | Epigrapsus politus Heller, 1862 | | | Gecarcinus lagostoma (H. Milne Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Gecarcinus laportuna | | | 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 | | | Gecarcoidea natalis Pocock, 1888 | Christmas Island red crab | | Johngarthia lagostoma H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Johngarthia weileri Sendler, 1912 | |
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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