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Checklist for Superfamily Hexapodoidea Miers, 1886
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
183
1329
5432
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
180
1318
5366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
168
1250
5038
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
90
748
2553
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
78
675
2377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
62
549
1952
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Hexapodoidea
Miers, 1886
1
8
13
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
1 Family width 13 Species
Hexapodidae Miers, 188613SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
8 Genera with 13 Species
Goniocypoda Woodward, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hexapinus Manning & Ho..., 19561SpeciesTaxom
Hexaplax Doflein, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hexapus De Haan, 19475SpeciesTaxom
Pseudohexapus Monod, 19561SpeciesTaxom
Spiroplax Manning & Ho..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastoplax Miers, 19502SpeciesTaxom
Theoxapus Rahayu & Ng, 19561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
13 Species
Goniocypoda tessieri Remy & Tessier, 1954
Hexapinus buchanani Monod, 1956
Hexaplax megalops Doflein, 1904
Hexapus (Hexapus) buchanani (Monod, 1956)⇒ Hexapinus buchanani Monod, 1956
Hexapus (Parahexapus) africanus
Hexapus (Pseudohexapus) platydactylus Monod, 1956
Hexapus (Thaumastoplax) anomalipes
Hexapus stebbingi Barnard, 1947
Pseudohexapus platydactylus Monod, 1956
Spiroplax spiralis Barnard, 1950
Thaumastoplax anomalipes Miers, 1881
Thaumastoplax spiralis (Barnard, 1950)⇒ Spiroplax spiralis Barnard, 1950
Theoxapus buchanani Monod, 1956

Subnodes of Hexapodoidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyHexapodidae
Miers, 1886
8
13
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Hexapodoidea at biodiversity.org.au
Hexapodoidea at marinespecies.org