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Checklist for Superfamily Leucosioidea Samouelle, 1819
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Brachyura
Linnaeus, 1758
Crabs, Short-tailed crabs, True crabs
45
173
259
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Eubrachyura
de Saint Laurent, 1980
41
158
236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subsection
 
Heterotremata
Guinot, 1977
31
125
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Leucosioidea
Samouelle, 1819
1
10
11
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
1 Family width 11 Species
Leucosiidae Samouelle, 1819Nut crabs11SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
10 Genera with 11 Species
Acanthilia Galil, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Afrophila Galil, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Ebalia Leach, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Iliacantha Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucosia Weber, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Myropsis Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Persephona Leach, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Philyra Leach, 18552SpeciesTaxom
Pseudophilyra Miers, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Speloeophorus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
11 Species
Acanthilia intermedia Miers, 1886Granulose purse crab
Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855
Ebalia stimpsoni A. Milne-Edw..., 1880Thinarm clutch crab
Iliacantha subglobosa Stimpson, 1871Longfinger purse crab
Leucosia reticulata Miers, 1877
Myropsis quinquespinosa Stimpson, 1871Fivespine purse crab
Persephona aquilonaris Rathbun, 1933
Philyra platychira De Haan, 1841
Philyra punctata (Bell, 1855)⇒ Afrophila punctata Bell, 1855
Pseudophilyra perryi Miers, 1876
Speloeophorus pontifer Stimpson, 1871Smallhole clutch crab

Subnodes of Leucosioidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyLeucosiidae
Samouelle, 1819
nut crabs, pebble crabs, Purse crabs
10
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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