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Checklist for Family Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819 (nut crabs)
and region Comoro Islands (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
424
824
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
94
347
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
331
716
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
184
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
167
337
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
27
132
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLeucosiidae
Samouelle, 1819
Nut crabs, Pebble crabs, Purse crabs
10
11
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Comoro Islands
10 Genera with 11 Species
Coleusia Galil, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocryptus Komai & Ng, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Hiplyra Galil, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Kabutos Komatsu & Ng, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Myrine Galil, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Nucia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oreophorus Rüppell, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Tanaoa Galil, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 18552SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Comoro Islands
11 Species
Coleusia signata Paul´son, 1875Pebble Crab
Coralliocryptus caementa Komai & Ng, 2012
Hiplyra elegans Gravier, 1920
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871Longfinger purse crab
Kabutos durandi Serène, 1955
Myrine kessleri Paulson, 1875
Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852Leucosiid Crab
Oreophorus horridus Rüppell, 1830
Tanaoa pustulosus Wood-Mason &..., 1891
Urnalana elata A. Milne-Edw..., 1873Nut Crab
Urnalana pulchella Bell, 1855

Subnodes of Leucosiidae with occurrences in Comoro Islands
SubfamilyEbaliinae
Stimpson, 1871
8
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucosiinae
Samouelle, 1819
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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