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Checklist for Superfamily Grapsoidea MacLeay, 1838
and region West Bengal (East India, India)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
35
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
49
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
30
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
18
28
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
14
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
14
23
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Thoracotremata
Guinot, 1977
7
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Grapsoidea
MacLeay, 1838
4
6
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Bengal
4 Families width 7 Species
Gecarcinidae MacLeay, 1838Land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Sesarmidae Dana, 18512SpeciesTaxom
Varunidae H. Milne-Edw..., 18533SpeciesTaxom
Grapsidae MacLeay, 1838Marsh crabs1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Bengal
6 Genera with 7 Species
Cardisoma Latreille, 1796giant land crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Episesarma De Man, 1940Tree-climbing crab2SpeciesTaxom
Metaplax H. Milne Edw..., 18651SpeciesTaxom
Planes Bowdich, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Ptychognathus Stimpson, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Varuna H. Milne Edw..., 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Bengal
7 Species
Cardisoma carnifex Herbst, 1796Brown land crab
Episesarma mederi H. Milne Edw..., 1853
Episesarma versicolor Tweedie, 1940
Metaplax dentipes Heller, 1865
Planes minutus Linnaeus, 1758Columbus crab
Ptychognathus dentatus De Man, 1892
Varuna yui Hwang & Takeda, 1986Sundaic Paddler Crab

Subnodes of Grapsoidea with occurrences in West Bengal
FamilyGecarcinidae
MacLeay, 1838
Land crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyGrapsidae
MacLeay, 1838
Marsh crabs, Shore crabs, Talon crabs
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilySesarmidae
Dana, 1851
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyVarunidae
H. Milne-Edwards, 1853
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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