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Checklist for Subsection Heterotremata Guinot, 1977
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
75
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
74
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
20
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
20
24
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
16
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
9
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
8
10
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
4 Families width 6 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Calappidae Milne-Edwards, 1837Box Crab3SpeciesTaxom
Inachidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Hymenosomatidae MacLeay, 18381SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
5 Genera with 6 Species
Afrophila Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Calappa Weber, 1782Box crabs1SpeciesTaxom
Dorhynchus Thomson, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Elamena H. Milne-Edw..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Mursia Desmarest, 02SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
6 Species
Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855
Calappa lophos Herbst, 1782Common Box Crab
Dorhynchus thomsoni Thomson, 1873Australian stork's bill
Elamena cimex Kemp, 1915
Mursia cristiata H. Milne Edw..., 1837Masked Crab
Mursia cristimana

Subnodes of Heterotremata with occurrences in Cape Town
SuperfamilyCalappoidea
De Haan, 1833
1
2
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyHymenosomatoidea
MacLeay, 1838
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyLeucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMajoidea
Samouelle, 1819
Spider crabs
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Heterotremata at artfakta.se
Heterotremata at marinespecies.org