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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
43
187
431
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
37
170
406
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
28
143
345
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
14
23
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyLeucosiidae
Samouelle, 1819
Nut crabs, Pebble crabs, Purse crabs
14
23
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Mauritius
14 Genera with 23 Species
Actaeomorpha Miers, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Alox C. G. S. Tan..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Ebaliopsis Ihle, 19422SpeciesTaxom
Ixa Leach, 17771SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 19148SpeciesTaxom
Myra Leach, 18772SpeciesTaxom
Nucia Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nursia Leach, 17931SpeciesTaxom
Nursilia Bell, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Phlyxia Bell, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilyra Miers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Seulocia Galil, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Urnalana Galil, 19052SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
23 Species
Actaeomorpha erosa Miers, 1877Pointtip twinpod
Alox glene C. G. S. Tan..., 1995
Ebaliopsis erosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Ebaliopsis viadieri Ward, 1942
Ixa cylindrus Fabricius, 1777Purse Crab
Leucosia anatum Herbst, 1783Painted Pebble Crab
Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758
Leucosia elatoides (Bouvier, 1915)⇒ Urnalana elatoides Bouvier, 1915
Leucosia hilaris (Nobili, 1905)⇒ Urnalana hilaris Nobili, 1905
Leucosia hilarus
Leucosia pallida (Bell, 1855)⇒ Leucosia craniolaris Linnaeus, 1758
Leucosia prevostiana Desmarest, 1817
Leucosia tetraodon Bouvier, 1914
Myra fugax Fabricius, 1798Fleeting Purse Crab
Myra subgranulata Kossmann, 1877
Nucia speciosa Dana, 1852Leucosiid Crab
Nursia lar Fabricius, 1793
Nursilia dentata Bell, 1855
Phlyxia erosa (A. Milne-Edw..., 1873)⇒ Ebaliopsis erosa A. Milne-Edw..., 1873
Pseudophilyra melita De Man, 1888
Seulocia vittata Stimpson, 1858
Urnalana elatoides Bouvier, 1915
Urnalana hilaris Nobili, 1905

Subnodes of Leucosiidae with occurrences in Mauritius
SubfamilyEbaliinae
Stimpson, 1871
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyLeucosiinae
Samouelle, 1819
3
11
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