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Checklist for Family Geryonidae Colosi, 1923 (Deepsea crabs)
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
22
47
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
20
44
58
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
16
34
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Portunoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGeryonidae
Colosi, 1923
Deepsea crabs
1
3
Genus
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Ascension
1 Genera with 3 Species
Chaceon Manning & Ho..., 19893SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
3 Species
Chaceon atopus Manning & Ho..., 1989
Chaceon sanctaehelenae Mannig & Hol..., 1989
Chaceon sanctahelenae Manning & Ho..., 1989


Links, sources and further information
Geryonidae at artfakta.se
Geryonidae at biodiversity.org.au
Geryonidae at dyntaxa.se
Geryonidae at gbif.org
Geryonidae at irmng.org
Geryonidae at itis.gov
Geryonidae at marinespecies.org