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Taxonomy of Family Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
angular crabs, goneplacid crabs, rectangular crabs


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
1033
12148
92586
Families
Genera
Species

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
995
11546
91261
Families
Genera
Species

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
379
5045
43294
Families
Genera
Species

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
376
5018
43105
Families
Genera
Species

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
278
4664
41091
Families
Genera
Species

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
156
2882
21182
Families
Genera
Species

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
128
2548
19326
Families
Genera
Species

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
105
2118
15782
Families
Genera
Species

Superfamily
 
Xanthoidea
MacLeay, 1838
Xanthid crabs
8
345
2366
Families
Genera
Species
FamilyGoneplacidae
MacLeay, 1838
Angular crabs, Goneplacid crabs, Rectangular crabs
57
350
Genera
Species
Subnodes of Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
SubfamilyBathyplacinae
Števčić, 2005
1
4
Genus
Species
SubfamilyCarcinoplacinae
H. Milne Edwards, 1852
  ⇒ Goneplacinae
2
20
Genera
Species
SubfamilyGoneplacinae
MacLeay, 1838
8
167
Genera
Species
GenusAlbaidaplax ♰
Garassino, Pasini & Castro, 2013
1Species
GenusAliaplax
Pasini, Garassino, De Angeli & Pizzolato, 2020
1Species
GenusAmydrocarcinus ♰
Schweitzer, Feldmann, Gonzáles-Barba & Vega, 2002
2Species
GenusAstiplax ♰
Garassino & Pasini, 2013
1Species
GenusBeuroisia
Guinot and Richer de Forges, 1981
4Species
GenusCurtonotus
De Haan, 1833
1Species
GenusCyrtonotus
Lucas, 1844
0Species
GenusDiuplax
Ng, Castro & Rodríguez Moreno, 2024
1Species
GenusEntricoplax
Castro, 2007
1Species
GenusEoplax
Müller & Collins, 1991
1Species
GenusEucrate
De Haan, 1835
24Species
GenusEuryplax
Stimpson, 1859
6Species
GenusExopheticus
Castro, 2007
2Species
GenusFravillea
Milne Edwards, 1880
0Species
GenusFrevillea
A. Milne-Edwards, 1880
7Species
GenusGlaessneria
Takeda & Miyake, 1969
  ⇒ Goneplax
5Species
GenusGoneplacoides
Castro, 2007
1Species
GenusGoneplat
Leach, 1814
  ⇒ Goneplax
0Species
GenusGonioplacoides ♰
Quayle & Collins, 2012
1Species
GenusGonoplax
Leach, 1816
  ⇒ Goneplax
15Species
GenusGuinoplax
Castro & Ng, 2010
1Species
GenusHadroplax
Castro, 2007
2Species
GenusIcriocarcinus ♰
Bishop, 1988
2Species
GenusIfasya ♰
Garassino & Teruzzi, 1995
3Species
GenusKingelus
Ng, 2022
1Species
GenusKowaicarcinus ♰
Feldmann, Schweitzer, Maxwell & Kelley, 2008
1Species
GenusKrunorhombila
Stevcic, 2011
0Species
GenusLatigoneplax
Naruse, 2023
1Species
GenusLitochira
5Species
GenusMagyarcarcinus ♰
Schweitzer & Karasawa, 2004
3Species
GenusMenoplax
Castro, 2007
1Species
GenusMichaelia
Štev�ić, 2011
0Species
GenusMicrogoneplax
Castro, 2007
7Species
GenusNeogoneplax
Castro, 2007
4Species
GenusParagoneplax
Castro, 2007
2Species
GenusParagoneplex
Castro, 2007
0Species
GenusPedroplax
Ng & Komai, 2011
2Species
GenusPilumnoplax
Stimpson, 1858
  ⇒ Eucrate
25Species
GenusPseudozius
Dana, 1851
13Species
GenusSotoplax
Guinot, 1984
1Species
GenusThalassoplax
Guinot, 1969
1Species
GenusThryaplax
1Species
GenusThyraplax
Castro, 2007
5Species
GenusTrapezioplax
Guinot, 1969
1Species
GenusTrizocarcinus
M. J. Rathbun, 1914
3Species
GenusTyphlocarcinoides  ⇒ Typhlocarcinodes
0Species

Synonyms
Bathyplacinae (Å tevÄ�ić, 2005)
Carcinoplacinae (H. Milne-Edwards, 1852)
Notonycidae (Å tevÄ�ić, 2005)
Psopheticini (Å tevÄ�ić, 2005)

Native, vernacular names and spellings of Goneplacidae
GermanRhombenkrabben, Viereckkrabben
EnglishAngular crabs, Goneplacid crabs, Rectangular crabs
SwedishKantkrabbor


Distribution and Species lists of Goneplacidae MacLeay, 1838
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Albania
1 Genus  1 Species
Algeria
1 Genus  1 Species
Angola
3 Genera  4 Species
Argentina
0 Genera  0 Species
Australia
15 Genera  45 Species
Bahamas
4 Genera  6 Species
Barbados
3 Genera  3 Species
Brazil
5 Genera  6 Species
Cambodia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cameroon
1 Genus  1 Species
Cape Verde
2 Genera  3 Species
Chile
0 Genera  0 Species
China
16 Genera  42 Species
Colombia
2 Genera  2 Species
Cook Islands
1 Genus  1 Species
Costa Rica
2 Genera  2 Species
Croatia
1 Genus  1 Species
Cuba
7 Genera  9 Species
Cyprus
1 Genus  1 Species
Democratic Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Denmark
1 Genus  1 Species
Djibouti
1 Genus  1 Species
Dominica
1 Genus  1 Species
Ecuador
1 Genus  1 Species
Egypt
3 Genera  3 Species
Fiji
12 Genera  14 Species
France
13 Genera  17 Species
Gabon
2 Genera  3 Species
Georgia
1 Genus  1 Species
Germany
1 Genus  1 Species
Ghana
1 Genus  1 Species
Greece
1 Genus  1 Species
Grenada
2 Genera  3 Species
Guinea
1 Genus  1 Species
Guinea-Bissau
1 Genus  1 Species
Honduras
1 Genus  1 Species
Iceland
1 Genus  1 Species
India
9 Genera  16 Species
Indonesia
15 Genera  36 Species
Ireland
1 Genus  1 Species
Israel
2 Genera  2 Species
Italy
2 Genera  6 Species
Japan
17 Genera  47 Species
Kenya
1 Genus  1 Species
Kiribati
1 Genus  3 Species
Libya
1 Genus  1 Species
Madagascar
9 Genera  11 Species
Malaysia
2 Genera  3 Species
Maldives
3 Genera  6 Species
Malta
1 Genus  1 Species
Marshall Islands
1 Genus  2 Species
Mauritania
1 Genus  2 Species
Mauritius
2 Genera  2 Species
Mexico
11 Genera  15 Species
Micronesia
8 Genera  6 Species
Monaco
1 Genus  1 Species
Morocco
2 Genera  3 Species
Mozambique
5 Genera  6 Species
Myanmar
2 Genera  4 Species
Namibia
1 Genus  1 Species
Netherlands
3 Genera  4 Species
New Zealand
11 Genera  17 Species
Nicaragua
2 Genera  2 Species
Norway
2 Genera  1 Species
Oman
3 Genera  3 Species
Pakistan
2 Genera  1 Species
Palau
3 Genera  3 Species
Panama
3 Genera  4 Species
Papua New Guinea
13 Genera  25 Species
Peru
0 Genera  0 Species
Philippines
15 Genera  38 Species
Portugal
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic of the Congo
1 Genus  1 Species
Republic South Africa
9 Genera  14 Species
Saint Kitts and Nevis
1 Genus  1 Species
Saint Lucia
1 Genus  2 Species
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
3 Genera  5 Species
Samoa
2 Genera  3 Species
Saudi Arabia
2 Genera  3 Species
Senegal
3 Genera  5 Species
Seychelles
4 Genera  5 Species
Sierra Leone
2 Genera  3 Species
Singapore
1 Genus  3 Species
Slovenia
1 Genus  1 Species
Solomon Islands
15 Genera  21 Species
Somalia
1 Genus  1 Species
South Korea
3 Genera  5 Species
Spain
2 Genera  3 Species
Sri Lanka
2 Genera  3 Species
Sudan
1 Genus  1 Species
Suriname
2 Genera  3 Species
Sweden
3 Genera  7 Species
Taiwan
14 Genera  43 Species
Tanzania
2 Genera  2 Species
Thailand
4 Genera  5 Species
Tonga
4 Genera  5 Species
Trinidad and Tobago
4 Genera  4 Species
Tunisia
2 Genera  2 Species
Turkey
3 Genera  2 Species
Tuvalu
1 Genus  2 Species
United Arab Emirates
1 Genus  1 Species
United Kingdom
8 Genera  8 Species
USA
16 Genera  30 Species
Vanuatu
8 Genera  13 Species
Venezuela
1 Genus  1 Species
Vietnam
5 Genera  5 Species
Yemen
3 Genera  4 Species


Distribution on islands


Ecozone
Coasts


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